What color is #77655F?

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

What is the RGB value of #77655F?

The RGB value is 119, 101, 95: 119 red, 101 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77655F?

The complementary color is #5F7177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77655F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77655F color

#77655F rgb(119, 101, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #77655F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 39.6% green and 37.3% blue (119, 101, 95).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 11% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 20% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Morel (#73645C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#77655F color codes

HEX	`#77655F`
RGB	`rgb(119, 101, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 39.6%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 11%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 20%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 20%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.31, 6.13, 6.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.31, 8.62, 44.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.327, 14.056, 12.783)`
Decimal	`7824735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77655F, 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 #77655F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77655F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #77655F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77655f; }
.text { color: #77655f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77655f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 101 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77655f, #77715f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #77655F?: #77655F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77655F?: The RGB value is 119, 101, 95: 119 red, 101 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77655F?: The complementary color is #5F7177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77655F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.