What color is #77605B?

#77605B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Bear Hug. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77605B?

The RGB value is 119, 96, 91: 119 red, 96 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77605B?

The complementary color is #5B7277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77605B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77605B color

#77605B rgb(119, 96, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #77605B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 37.6% green and 35.7% blue (119, 96, 91).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 13% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 24% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Bear Hug (#796359), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#77605B color codes

HEX	`#77605B`
RGB	`rgb(119, 96, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 37.6%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 13%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 24%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 24%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.83, 8.45, 6.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.83, 10.58, 36.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.679, 13.044, 11.693)`
Decimal	`7823451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77605B, 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 #77605B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77605B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	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 #77605B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77605b; }
.text { color: #77605b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77605b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 96 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77605b, #776e5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #77605B?: #77605B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Bear Hug. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77605B?: The RGB value is 119, 96, 91: 119 red, 96 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77605B?: The complementary color is #5B7277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77605B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.