What color is #776349?

#776349 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776349?

The RGB value is 119, 99, 73: 119 red, 99 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776349?

The complementary color is #495D77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776349?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776349 color

#776349 rgb(119, 99, 73)

Shades of brown

The hex color #776349 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 38.8% green and 28.6% blue (119, 99, 73).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 24% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 39% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Brown (#73624A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#776349 color codes

HEX	`#776349`
RGB	`rgb(119, 99, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 38.8%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 24%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 39%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 39%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.25, 4.01, 17.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.25, 18.23, 77.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.273, 13.327, 8.175)`
Decimal	`7824201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776349, 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 #776349	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776349 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	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 #776349 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776349; }
.text { color: #776349; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776349; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 99 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776349, #747749); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #776349?: #776349 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776349?: The RGB value is 119, 99, 73: 119 red, 99 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776349?: The complementary color is #495D77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776349?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.