What color is #776C6B?

#776C6B is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776C6B?

The RGB value is 119, 108, 107: 119 red, 108 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776C6B?

The complementary color is #6B7677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776C6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776C6B color

#776C6B rgb(119, 108, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #776C6B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 42.4% green and 42% blue (119, 108, 107).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 5% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 10% 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 5.07:1).

#776C6B color codes

HEX	`#776C6B`
RGB	`rgb(119, 108, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 42.4%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 5%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 10%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 10%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.59, 4.11, 2.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.59, 4.63, 27.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.624, 15.709, 16.116)`
Decimal	`7826539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776C6B, 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 #776C6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776C6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	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 #776C6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776c6b; }
.text { color: #776c6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776c6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 108 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776c6b, #77726b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #776C6B?: #776C6B is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776C6B?: The RGB value is 119, 108, 107: 119 red, 108 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776C6B?: The complementary color is #6B7677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776C6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.