What color is #774C20?

#774C20 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Milk Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #774C20?

The RGB value is 119, 76, 32: 119 red, 76 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #774C20?

The complementary color is #204B77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #774C20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#774C20 color

#774C20 rgb(119, 76, 32)

Shades of brown

The hex color #774C20 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 29.8% green and 12.5% blue (119, 76, 32).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 58% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 73% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#774C20 color codes

HEX	`#774C20`
RGB	`rgb(119, 76, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 29.8%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 58%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 73%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 73%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.36, 13.87, 32.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.36, 35.57, 67.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.454, 9.196, 2.591)`
Decimal	`7818272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #774C20, 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 #774C20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#774C20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #774C20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #774c20; }
.text { color: #774c20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #774c20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 76 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #774c20, #777720); }

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Questions

What color is #774C20?: #774C20 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Milk Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #774C20?: The RGB value is 119, 76, 32: 119 red, 76 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #774C20?: The complementary color is #204B77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #774C20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.