What color is #776155?

#776155 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 #776155?

The RGB value is 119, 97, 85: 119 red, 97 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776155?

The complementary color is #556B77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776155?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776155 color

#776155 rgb(119, 97, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #776155 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 38% green and 33.3% blue (119, 97, 85).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 17% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 29% 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 5.79:1).

#776155 color codes

HEX	`#776155`
RGB	`rgb(119, 97, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 38%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 17%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 29%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 29%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.96, 6.9, 10.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.96, 12.3, 55.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.522, 13.128, 10.414)`
Decimal	`7823701`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776155, 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 #776155	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776155 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	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 #776155 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776155; }
.text { color: #776155; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776155; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 97 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776155, #777255); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #776155?: #776155 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 #776155?: The RGB value is 119, 97, 85: 119 red, 97 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776155?: The complementary color is #556B77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776155?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.