What color is #777776?

#777776 is a gray, closest to the named color Lucky Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777776?

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

What is the complementary color of #777776?

The complementary color is #767677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777776?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777776 color

#777776 rgb(119, 119, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #777776 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 0% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Lucky Gray (#777777), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#777776 color codes

HEX	`#777776`
RGB	`rgb(119, 119, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 46.7%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 0%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 1%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 1%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.01, -0.2, 0.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.01, 0.58, 110.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.474, 18.424, 19.772)`
Decimal	`7829366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777776, 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 #777776	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#777776 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #777776 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777776; }
.text { color: #777776; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777776; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 119 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777776, #767776); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #777776?: #777776 is a gray, closest to the named color Lucky Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777776?: The RGB value is 119, 119, 118: 119 red, 119 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777776?: The complementary color is #767677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777776?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.