What color is #7B776D?

#7B776D is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B776D?

The RGB value is 123, 119, 109: 123 red, 119 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B776D?

The complementary color is #6D717B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B776D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B776D color

#7B776D rgb(123, 119, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B776D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 46.7% green and 42.7% blue (123, 119, 109).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 6% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 11% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Wolf Pack (#78776F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#7B776D color codes

HEX	`#7B776D`
RGB	`rgb(123, 119, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 46.7%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 6%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 11%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 11%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.11, -0.36, 6.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.11, 6.05, 93.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.525, 18.509, 17.114)`
Decimal	`8091501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B776D, 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 #7B776D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B776D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #7B776D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b776d; }
.text { color: #7b776d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b776d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 119 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b776d, #787b6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B776D?: #7B776D is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B776D?: The RGB value is 123, 119, 109: 123 red, 119 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B776D?: The complementary color is #6D717B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B776D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.