What color is #776B79?

#776B79 is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776B79?

The RGB value is 119, 107, 121: 119 red, 107 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776B79?

The complementary color is #6D796B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776B79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776B79 color

#776B79 rgb(119, 107, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #776B79 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 42% green and 47.5% blue (119, 107, 121).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 6% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Mamba (#766D7C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#776B79 color codes

HEX	`#776B79`
RGB	`rgb(119, 107, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 42%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 6%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 12%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 12%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.73, 7.48, -6.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.73, 9.62, 321)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.316, 15.818, 20.279)`
Decimal	`7826297`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776B79, 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 #776B79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776B79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #776B79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776b79; }
.text { color: #776b79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776b79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 107 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776b79, #796b74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #776B79?: #776B79 is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776B79?: The RGB value is 119, 107, 121: 119 red, 107 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776B79?: The complementary color is #6D796B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776B79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.