What color is #776C6A?

#776C6A is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776C6A?

The RGB value is 119, 108, 106: 119 red, 108 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776C6A?

The complementary color is #6A7577, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776C6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776C6A color

#776C6A rgb(119, 108, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #776C6A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 42.4% green and 41.6% blue (119, 108, 106).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 6% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 11% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#776C6A color codes

HEX	`#776C6A`
RGB	`rgb(119, 108, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 42.4%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 6%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 11%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 11%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.56, 3.93, 2.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.56, 4.75, 34.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.572, 15.688, 15.841)`
Decimal	`7826538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776C6A, 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 #776C6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776C6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	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 #776C6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776c6a; }
.text { color: #776c6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776c6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 108 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776c6a, #77726a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #776C6A?: #776C6A is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776C6A?: The RGB value is 119, 108, 106: 119 red, 108 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776C6A?: The complementary color is #6A7577, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776C6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.