What color is #776445?

#776445 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776445?

The RGB value is 119, 100, 69: 119 red, 100 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776445?

The complementary color is #455877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776445?

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.

#776445 color

#776445 rgb(119, 100, 69)

Shades of brown

The hex color #776445 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 39.2% green and 27.1% blue (119, 100, 69).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 27% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 42% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Brown (#73624A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#776445 color codes

HEX	`#776445`
RGB	`rgb(119, 100, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 39.2%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 27%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 42%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 42%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.46, 2.9, 20.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.46, 20.62, 81.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.239, 13.467, 7.531)`
Decimal	`7824453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776445, 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 #776445	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776445 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 #776445 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776445; }
.text { color: #776445; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776445; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 100 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776445, #717745); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #776445?: #776445 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776445?: The RGB value is 119, 100, 69: 119 red, 100 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776445?: The complementary color is #455877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776445?: 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.