What color is #776E7B?

#776E7B is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776E7B?

The RGB value is 119, 110, 123: 119 red, 110 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776E7B?

The complementary color is #727B6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776E7B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776E7B color

#776E7B rgb(119, 110, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #776E7B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 43.1% green and 48.2% blue (119, 110, 123).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 6% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Mamba (#766D7C), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#776E7B color codes

HEX	`#776E7B`
RGB	`rgb(119, 110, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 43.1%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 6%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 11%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 11%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.63, 6.11, -5.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.63, 8.51, 315.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.758, 16.504, 21.038)`
Decimal	`7827067`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776E7B, 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 #776E7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776E7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #776E7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776e7b; }
.text { color: #776e7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776e7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 110 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776e7b, #7b6e79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #776E7B?: #776E7B is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776E7B?: The RGB value is 119, 110, 123: 119 red, 110 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776E7B?: The complementary color is #727B6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776E7B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.