What color is #776F7D?

#776F7D is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776F7D?

The RGB value is 119, 111, 125: 119 red, 111 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776F7D?

The complementary color is #757D6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776F7D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776F7D color

#776F7D rgb(119, 111, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #776F7D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 43.5% green and 49% blue (119, 111, 125).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 6% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% 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 4.82:1).

#776F7D color codes

HEX	`#776F7D`
RGB	`rgb(119, 111, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 43.5%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 6%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 11%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 11%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.97, 5.94, -6.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.97, 8.88, 311.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.993, 16.772, 21.74)`
Decimal	`7827325`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776F7D, 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 #776F7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776F7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	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 #776F7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776f7d; }
.text { color: #776f7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776f7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 111 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776f7d, #7d6f7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #776F7D?: #776F7D is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776F7D?: The RGB value is 119, 111, 125: 119 red, 111 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776F7D?: The complementary color is #757D6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776F7D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.