What color is #777276?

#777276 is a gray, closest to the named color Bank Vault. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777276?

The RGB value is 119, 114, 118: 119 red, 114 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777276?

The complementary color is #727773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777276?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777276 color

#777276 rgb(119, 114, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #777276 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 44.7% green and 46.3% blue (119, 114, 118).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 2% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 1% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Bank Vault (#757374), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#777276 color codes

HEX	`#777276`
RGB	`rgb(119, 114, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 44.7%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 2%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 4%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 1%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.59, 2.72, -1.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.59, 3.11, 330.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.895, 17.265, 19.578)`
Decimal	`7828086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777276, 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 #777276	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#777276 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	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 #777276 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777276; }
.text { color: #777276; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777276; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 114 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777276, #777274); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #777276?: #777276 is a gray, closest to the named color Bank Vault. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777276?: The RGB value is 119, 114, 118: 119 red, 114 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777276?: The complementary color is #727773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777276?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.