What color is #77625E?

#77625E 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 #77625E?

The RGB value is 119, 98, 94: 119 red, 98 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77625E?

The complementary color is #5E7377, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77625E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77625E color

#77625E rgb(119, 98, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #77625E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 38.4% green and 36.9% blue (119, 98, 94).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 12% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 21% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Bear Hug (#796359), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#77625E color codes

HEX	`#77625E`
RGB	`rgb(119, 98, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 38.4%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 12%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 21%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 21%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.46, 7.75, 5.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.46, 9.47, 35.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.996, 13.466, 12.449)`
Decimal	`7823966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77625E, 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 #77625E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77625E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	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 #77625E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77625e; }
.text { color: #77625e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77625e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 98 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77625e, #776f5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #77625E?: #77625E 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 #77625E?: The RGB value is 119, 98, 94: 119 red, 98 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77625E?: The complementary color is #5E7377, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77625E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.