What color is #776C6D?

#776C6D is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776C6D?

The RGB value is 119, 108, 109: 119 red, 108 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776C6D?

The complementary color is #6C7776, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776C6D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776C6D color

#776C6D rgb(119, 108, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #776C6D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 42.4% green and 42.7% blue (119, 108, 109).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 5% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 8% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#776C6D color codes

HEX	`#776C6D`
RGB	`rgb(119, 108, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 42.4%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 5%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 9%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 8%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.65, 4.49, 1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.65, 4.6, 12.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.73, 15.751, 16.677)`
Decimal	`7826541`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776C6D, 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 #776C6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776C6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #776C6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776c6d; }
.text { color: #776c6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776c6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 108 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776c6d, #77706c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #776C6D?: #776C6D is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776C6D?: The RGB value is 119, 108, 109: 119 red, 108 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776C6D?: The complementary color is #6C7776, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776C6D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.