What color is #776157?

#776157 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 #776157?

The RGB value is 119, 97, 87: 119 red, 97 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776157?

The complementary color is #576D77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776157?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776157 color

#776157 rgb(119, 97, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #776157 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 38% green and 34.1% blue (119, 97, 87).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 16% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 27% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Bear Hug (#796359), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#776157 color codes

HEX	`#776157`
RGB	`rgb(119, 97, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 38%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 16%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 27%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 27%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43, 7.21, 9.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43, 11.56, 51.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.603, 13.16, 10.839)`
Decimal	`7823703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776157, 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 #776157	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776157 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	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 #776157 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776157; }
.text { color: #776157; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776157; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 97 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776157, #777157); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #776157?: #776157 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 #776157?: The RGB value is 119, 97, 87: 119 red, 97 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776157?: The complementary color is #576D77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776157?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.