What color is #776153?

#776153 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bear Hug. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776153?

The RGB value is 119, 97, 83: 119 red, 97 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776153?

The complementary color is #536977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776153?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776153 color

#776153 rgb(119, 97, 83)

Shades of brown

The hex color #776153 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 38% green and 32.5% blue (119, 97, 83).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 18% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 30% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Bear Hug (#796359), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#776153 color codes

HEX	`#776153`
RGB	`rgb(119, 97, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 38%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 18%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 30%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 30%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.91, 6.6, 11.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.91, 13.11, 59.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.444, 13.096, 10.002)`
Decimal	`7823699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776153, 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 #776153	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776153 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #776153 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776153; }
.text { color: #776153; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776153; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 97 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776153, #777353); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #776153?: #776153 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bear Hug. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776153?: The RGB value is 119, 97, 83: 119 red, 97 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776153?: The complementary color is #536977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776153?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.