What color is #776057?

#776057 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bear Hug. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776057?

The RGB value is 119, 96, 87: 119 red, 96 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776057?

The complementary color is #576E77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776057?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776057 color

#776057 rgb(119, 96, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #776057 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 37.6% green and 34.1% blue (119, 96, 87).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 16% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 27% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Bear Hug (#796359), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#776057 color codes

HEX	`#776057`
RGB	`rgb(119, 96, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 37.6%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 16%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 27%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 27%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.73, 7.81, 8.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.73, 11.66, 47.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.511, 12.976, 10.808)`
Decimal	`7823447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776057, 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 #776057	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776057 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	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 #776057 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776057; }
.text { color: #776057; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776057; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 96 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776057, #777057); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #776057?: #776057 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bear Hug. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776057?: The RGB value is 119, 96, 87: 119 red, 96 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776057?: The complementary color is #576E77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776057?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.