What color is #77655D?

#77655D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77655D?

The RGB value is 119, 101, 93: 119 red, 101 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77655D?

The complementary color is #5D6F77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77655D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77655D color

#77655D rgb(119, 101, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #77655D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 39.6% green and 36.5% blue (119, 101, 93).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 12% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 22% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Morel (#73645C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#77655D color codes

HEX	`#77655D`
RGB	`rgb(119, 101, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 39.6%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 12%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 22%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 22%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.26, 5.79, 7.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.26, 9.23, 51.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.237, 14.02, 12.31)`
Decimal	`7824733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77655D, 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 #77655D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77655D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	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 #77655D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77655d; }
.text { color: #77655d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77655d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 101 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77655d, #77725d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #77655D?: #77655D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77655D?: The RGB value is 119, 101, 93: 119 red, 101 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77655D?: The complementary color is #5D6F77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77655D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.