What color is #776E77?

#776E77 is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776E77?

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

What is the complementary color of #776E77?

The complementary color is #6E776E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776E77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776E77 color

#776E77 rgb(119, 110, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #776E77 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 4% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#776E77 color codes

HEX	`#776E77`
RGB	`rgb(119, 110, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 43.1%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 4%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 8%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.5, 5.28, -3.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.5, 6.46, 324.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.513, 16.406, 19.746)`
Decimal	`7827063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776E77, 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 #776E77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776E77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	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 #776E77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776e77; }
.text { color: #776e77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776e77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 110 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776e77, #776e73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #776E77?: #776E77 is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776E77?: The RGB value is 119, 110, 119: 119 red, 110 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776E77?: The complementary color is #6E776E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776E77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.