What color is #777A76?

#777A76 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777A76?

The RGB value is 119, 122, 118: 119 red, 122 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777A76?

The complementary color is #79767A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777A76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777A76 color

#777A76 rgb(119, 122, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #777A76 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 47.8% green and 46.3% blue (119, 122, 118).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 2% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Gunsmoke (#7A7C76), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#777A76 color codes

HEX	`#777A76`
RGB	`rgb(119, 122, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 47.8%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 2%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 3%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.86, -1.93, 1.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.86, 2.64, 137.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.837, 19.149, 19.892)`
Decimal	`7830134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777A76, 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 #777A76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#777A76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #777A76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777a76; }
.text { color: #777a76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777a76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 122 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777a76, #767a77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #777A76?: #777A76 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777A76?: The RGB value is 119, 122, 118: 119 red, 122 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777A76?: The complementary color is #79767A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777A76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.