What color is #776E5F?

#776E5F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776E5F?

The RGB value is 119, 110, 95: 119 red, 110 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776E5F?

The complementary color is #5F6877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776E5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776E5F color

#776E5F rgb(119, 110, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #776E5F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 43.1% green and 37.3% blue (119, 110, 95).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 11% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 20% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Granite (#746A5E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#776E5F color codes

HEX	`#776E5F`
RGB	`rgb(119, 110, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 43.1%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 11%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 20%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 20%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.84, 0.81, 9.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.84, 9.68, 85.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.249, 15.9, 13.09)`
Decimal	`7827039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776E5F, 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 #776E5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776E5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #776E5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776e5f; }
.text { color: #776e5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776e5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 110 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776e5f, #74775f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #776E5F?: #776E5F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776E5F?: The RGB value is 119, 110, 95: 119 red, 110 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776E5F?: The complementary color is #5F6877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776E5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.