What color is #77746E?

#77746E is a gray, closest to the named color Gauntlet Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77746E?

The RGB value is 119, 116, 110: 119 red, 116 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77746E?

The complementary color is #6E7177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77746E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77746E color

#77746E rgb(119, 116, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #77746E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 45.5% green and 43.1% blue (119, 116, 110).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 4% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 8% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Gauntlet Gray (#78736E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#77746E color codes

HEX	`#77746E`
RGB	`rgb(119, 116, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 45.5%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 4%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 8%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 8%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.93, -0.02, 3.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.93, 3.72, 90.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.667, 17.539, 17.256)`
Decimal	`7828590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77746E, 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 #77746E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77746E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	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 #77746E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77746e; }
.text { color: #77746e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77746e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 116 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77746e, #76776e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #77746E?: #77746E is a gray, closest to the named color Gauntlet Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77746E?: The RGB value is 119, 116, 110: 119 red, 116 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77746E?: The complementary color is #6E7177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77746E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.