What color is #777866?

#777866 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777866?

The RGB value is 119, 120, 102: 119 red, 120 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777866?

The complementary color is #676678, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777866?

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

#777866 color

#777866 rgb(119, 120, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #777866 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 47.1% green and 40% blue (119, 120, 102).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 8% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#777866 color codes

HEX	`#777866`
RGB	`rgb(119, 120, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 47.1%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 8%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 15%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 15%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.88, -3.77, 9.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.88, 10.48, 111.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.722, 18.314, 15.222)`
Decimal	`7829606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777866, 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 #777866	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#777866 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #777866 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777866; }
.text { color: #777866; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777866; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 120 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777866, #6e7866); }

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Questions

What color is #777866?: #777866 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777866?: The RGB value is 119, 120, 102: 119 red, 120 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777866?: The complementary color is #676678, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777866?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.