What color is #77625F?

#77625F 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 #77625F?

The RGB value is 119, 98, 95: 119 red, 98 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77625F?

The complementary color is #5F7477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77625F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77625F color

#77625F rgb(119, 98, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #77625F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 38.4% green and 37.3% blue (119, 98, 95).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 11% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 20% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Bear Hug (#796359), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#77625F color codes

HEX	`#77625F`
RGB	`rgb(119, 98, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 38.4%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 11%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 20%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 20%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.48, 7.92, 4.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.48, 9.3, 31.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.041, 13.484, 12.687)`
Decimal	`7823967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77625F, 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 #77625F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77625F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	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 #77625F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77625f; }
.text { color: #77625f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77625f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 98 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77625f, #776e5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #77625F?: #77625F 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 #77625F?: The RGB value is 119, 98, 95: 119 red, 98 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77625F?: The complementary color is #5F7477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77625F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.