What color is #776648?

#776648 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 #776648?

The RGB value is 119, 102, 72: 119 red, 102 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776648?

The complementary color is #485977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776648?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776648 color

#776648 rgb(119, 102, 72)

Shades of brown

The hex color #776648 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 40% green and 28.2% blue (119, 102, 72).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 25% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 39% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Brown (#73624A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#776648 color codes

HEX	`#776648`
RGB	`rgb(119, 102, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 40%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 25%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 39%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 39%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.08, 2.1, 19.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.08, 19.59, 83.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.529, 13.893, 8.099)`
Decimal	`7824968`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776648, 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 #776648	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776648 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #776648 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776648; }
.text { color: #776648; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776648; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 102 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776648, #707748); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #776648?: #776648 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 #776648?: The RGB value is 119, 102, 72: 119 red, 102 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776648?: The complementary color is #485977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776648?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.