#776C8D
Slate Gray · medium cool purple
About #776C8D
#776C8D is a muted, medium shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 47% red, 42% green and 55% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Slate Gray and Taupe (ΔE 15.6); Taupe comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #828D6C — a sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #776C8D for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 4.87:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.87:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #776C8D?
#776C8D is a muted, medium shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 47% red, 42% green and 55% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #776C8D?
Use white text. White on #776C8D has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #776C8D?
Its complementary colour is #828D6C, and analogous partners are #6C728D and #886C8D.