What color is #777766?

#777766 is a gray, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777766?

The RGB value is 119, 119, 102: 119 red, 119 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777766?

The complementary color is #666677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777766?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777766 color

#777766 rgb(119, 119, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #777766 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 46.7% green and 40% blue (119, 119, 102).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 8% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#777766 color codes

HEX	`#777766`
RGB	`rgb(119, 119, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 46.7%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 8%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 14%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 14%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.59, -3.2, 9.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.59, 9.9, 108.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.603, 18.075, 15.182)`
Decimal	`7829350`
Short hex	`#776`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777766, 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 #777766	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#777766 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #777766 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777766; }
.text { color: #777766; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777766; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 119 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777766, #6f7766); }

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Questions

What color is #777766?: #777766 is a gray, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777766?: The RGB value is 119, 119, 102: 119 red, 119 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777766?: The complementary color is #666677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777766?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.