What color is #776A66?

#776A66 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776A66?

The RGB value is 119, 106, 102: 119 red, 106 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776A66?

The complementary color is #667377, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776A66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776A66 color

#776A66 rgb(119, 106, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #776A66 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 41.6% green and 40% blue (119, 106, 102).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 8% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 14% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#776A66 color codes

HEX	`#776A66`
RGB	`rgb(119, 106, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 41.6%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 8%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 14%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 14%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.89, 4.38, 4.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.89, 6, 43.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.16, 15.19, 14.701)`
Decimal	`7826022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776A66, 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 #776A66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776A66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	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 #776A66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776a66; }
.text { color: #776a66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776a66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 106 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776a66, #777366); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #776A66?: #776A66 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776A66?: The RGB value is 119, 106, 102: 119 red, 106 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776A66?: The complementary color is #667377, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776A66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.