What color is #776659?

#776659 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Warrior. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776659?

The RGB value is 119, 102, 89: 119 red, 102 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776659?

The complementary color is #596A77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776659?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776659 color

#776659 rgb(119, 102, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #776659 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 40% green and 34.9% blue (119, 102, 89).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 14% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 25% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Warrior (#7D685B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#776659 color codes

HEX	`#776659`
RGB	`rgb(119, 102, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 40%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 14%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 25%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 25%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.44, 4.55, 9.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.44, 10.85, 65.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.162, 14.146, 11.434)`
Decimal	`7824985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776659, 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 #776659	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776659 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	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 #776659 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776659; }
.text { color: #776659; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776659; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 102 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776659, #777559); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #776659?: #776659 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Warrior. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776659?: The RGB value is 119, 102, 89: 119 red, 102 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776659?: The complementary color is #596A77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776659?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.