What color is #776E7D?

#776E7D is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776E7D?

The RGB value is 119, 110, 125: 119 red, 110 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776E7D?

The complementary color is #747D6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776E7D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776E7D color

#776E7D rgb(119, 110, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #776E7D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 43.1% green and 49% blue (119, 110, 125).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 6% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Mamba (#766D7C), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#776E7D color codes

HEX	`#776E7D`
RGB	`rgb(119, 110, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 43.1%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 6%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 12%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 12%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.69, 6.53, -7.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.69, 9.58, 312.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.885, 16.555, 21.704)`
Decimal	`7827069`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776E7D, 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 #776E7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776E7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #776E7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776e7d; }
.text { color: #776e7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776e7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 110 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776e7d, #7d6e7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #776E7D?: #776E7D is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776E7D?: The RGB value is 119, 110, 125: 119 red, 110 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776E7D?: The complementary color is #747D6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776E7D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.