What color is #77674C?

#77674C 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 #77674C?

The RGB value is 119, 103, 76: 119 red, 103 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77674C?

The complementary color is #4C5C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77674C?

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.

#77674C color

#77674C rgb(119, 103, 76)

Shades of brown

The hex color #77674C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 40.4% green and 29.8% blue (119, 103, 76).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 22% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 36% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Brown (#73624A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#77674C color codes

HEX	`#77674C`
RGB	`rgb(119, 103, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 40.4%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 22%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 36%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 36%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.44, 2.04, 17.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.44, 17.72, 83.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.763, 14.145, 8.841)`
Decimal	`7825228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77674C, 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 #77674C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77674C 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 #77674C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77674c; }
.text { color: #77674c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77674c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 103 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77674c, #71774c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #77674C?: #77674C 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 #77674C?: The RGB value is 119, 103, 76: 119 red, 103 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77674C?: The complementary color is #4C5C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77674C?: 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.