What color is #776C75?

#776C75 is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776C75?

The RGB value is 119, 108, 117: 119 red, 108 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776C75?

The complementary color is #6C776E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776C75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776C75 color

#776C75 rgb(119, 108, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #776C75 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 42.4% green and 45.9% blue (119, 108, 117).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 5% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 2% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Mamba (#766D7C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#776C75 color codes

HEX	`#776C75`
RGB	`rgb(119, 108, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 42.4%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 5%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 9%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 2%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.88, 6.06, -3.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.88, 6.97, 330.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.181, 15.932, 19.049)`
Decimal	`7826549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776C75, 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 #776C75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776C75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #776C75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776c75; }
.text { color: #776c75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776c75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 108 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776c75, #776c6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #776C75?: #776C75 is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776C75?: The RGB value is 119, 108, 117: 119 red, 108 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776C75?: The complementary color is #6C776E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776C75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.