What color is #776976?

#776976 is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776976?

The RGB value is 119, 105, 118: 119 red, 105 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776976?

The complementary color is #69776A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776976?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776976 color

#776976 rgb(119, 105, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #776976 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 41.2% green and 46.3% blue (119, 105, 118).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 6% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 1% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#776976 color codes

HEX	`#776976`
RGB	`rgb(119, 105, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 41.2%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 6%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 12%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 1%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.09, 8.05, -5.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.09, 9.59, 327.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.929, 15.333, 19.257)`
Decimal	`7825782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776976, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #776976	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776976 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #776976 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776976; }
.text { color: #776976; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776976; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 105 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776976, #77696f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #776976?: #776976 is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776976?: The RGB value is 119, 105, 118: 119 red, 105 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776976?: The complementary color is #69776A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776976?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.