What color is #777E6E?

#777E6E is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777E6E?

The RGB value is 119, 126, 110: 119 red, 126 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777E6E?

The complementary color is #756E7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777E6E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777E6E color

#777E6E rgb(119, 126, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #777E6E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 49.4% green and 43.1% blue (119, 126, 110).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 7% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#777E6E color codes

HEX	`#777E6E`
RGB	`rgb(119, 126, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 49.4%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 7%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 13%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 13%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.8, -5.75, 7.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.8, 9.71, 126.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.883, 19.969, 17.661)`
Decimal	`7831150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777E6E, 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 #777E6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#777E6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #777E6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777e6e; }
.text { color: #777e6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777e6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 126 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777e6e, #6f7e6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #777E6E?: #777E6E is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777E6E?: The RGB value is 119, 126, 110: 119 red, 126 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777E6E?: The complementary color is #756E7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777E6E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.