What color is #776B68?

#776B68 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776B68?

The RGB value is 119, 107, 104: 119 red, 107 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776B68?

The complementary color is #687477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776B68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776B68 color

#776B68 rgb(119, 107, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #776B68 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 42% green and 40.8% blue (119, 107, 104).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 7% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 13% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#776B68 color codes

HEX	`#776B68`
RGB	`rgb(119, 107, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 42%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 7%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 13%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 13%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.23, 4.15, 3.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.23, 5.36, 39.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.364, 15.437, 15.264)`
Decimal	`7826280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776B68, 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 #776B68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776B68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	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 #776B68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776b68; }
.text { color: #776b68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776b68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 107 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776b68, #777368); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #776B68?: #776B68 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776B68?: The RGB value is 119, 107, 104: 119 red, 107 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776B68?: The complementary color is #687477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776B68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.