What color is #77664C?

#77664C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77664C?

The RGB value is 119, 102, 76: 119 red, 102 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77664C?

The complementary color is #4C5D77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77664C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77664C color

#77664C rgb(119, 102, 76)

Shades of brown

The hex color #77664C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 40% green and 29.8% blue (119, 102, 76).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 22% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 36% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Brown (#73624A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#77664C color codes

HEX	`#77664C`
RGB	`rgb(119, 102, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 40%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 22%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 36%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 36%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.16, 2.63, 17.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.16, 17.42, 81.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.664, 13.947, 8.808)`
Decimal	`7824972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77664C, 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 #77664C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77664C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	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 #77664C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77664c; }
.text { color: #77664c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77664c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 102 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77664c, #72774c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #77664C?: #77664C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77664C?: The RGB value is 119, 102, 76: 119 red, 102 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77664C?: The complementary color is #4C5D77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77664C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.