What color is #776746?

#776746 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776746?

The RGB value is 119, 103, 70: 119 red, 103 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776746?

The complementary color is #465677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776746?

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.

#776746 color

#776746 rgb(119, 103, 70)

Shades of brown

The hex color #776746 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 40.4% green and 27.5% blue (119, 103, 70).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 26% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 41% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Lizard (#7B6943), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#776746 color codes

HEX	`#776746`
RGB	`rgb(119, 103, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 40.4%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 26%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 41%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 41%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.33, 1.26, 20.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.33, 21.01, 86.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.564, 14.065, 7.794)`
Decimal	`7825222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776746, 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 #776746	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776746 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 #776746 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776746; }
.text { color: #776746; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776746; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 103 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776746, #6f7746); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #776746?: #776746 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776746?: The RGB value is 119, 103, 70: 119 red, 103 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776746?: The complementary color is #465677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776746?: 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.