What color is #777A69?

#777A69 is a gray, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777A69?

The RGB value is 119, 122, 105: 119 red, 122 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777A69?

The complementary color is #6C697A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777A69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777A69 color

#777A69 rgb(119, 122, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #777A69 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 47.8% green and 41.2% blue (119, 122, 105).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 7% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#777A69 color codes

HEX	`#777A69`
RGB	`rgb(119, 122, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 47.8%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 7%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 14%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 14%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.52, -4.39, 8.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.52, 9.95, 116.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.117, 18.861, 16.101)`
Decimal	`7830121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777A69, 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 #777A69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#777A69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #777A69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777a69; }
.text { color: #777a69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777a69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 122 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777a69, #6e7a69); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #777A69?: #777A69 is a gray, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777A69?: The RGB value is 119, 122, 105: 119 red, 122 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777A69?: The complementary color is #6C697A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777A69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.