What color is #77462C?

#77462C is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sunbathing Beauty. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77462C?

The RGB value is 119, 70, 44: 119 red, 70 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77462C?

The complementary color is #2C5D77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77462C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77462C color

#77462C rgb(119, 70, 44)

Shades of brown

The hex color #77462C is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 27.5% green and 17.3% blue (119, 70, 44).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 46% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 63% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Sunbathing Beauty (#7E4730), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#77462C color codes

HEX	`#77462C`
RGB	`rgb(119, 70, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 27.5%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 46%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 63%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 63%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.97, 18.31, 24.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.97, 30.51, 53.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.253, 8.485, 3.48)`
Decimal	`7816748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77462C, 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 #77462C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#77462C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #77462C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77462c; }
.text { color: #77462c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77462c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 70 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77462c, #776c2c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Walnut.

Questions

What color is #77462C?: #77462C is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sunbathing Beauty. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77462C?: The RGB value is 119, 70, 44: 119 red, 70 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77462C?: The complementary color is #2C5D77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77462C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.