What color is #77675E?

#77675E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77675E?

The RGB value is 119, 103, 94: 119 red, 103 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77675E?

The complementary color is #5E6E77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77675E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77675E color

#77675E rgb(119, 103, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #77675E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 40.4% green and 36.9% blue (119, 103, 94).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 12% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 21% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Morel (#73645C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#77675E color codes

HEX	`#77675E`
RGB	`rgb(119, 103, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 40.4%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 12%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 21%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 21%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.84, 4.77, 7.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.84, 8.82, 57.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.478, 14.431, 12.61)`
Decimal	`7825246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77675E, 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 #77675E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77675E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #77675E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77675e; }
.text { color: #77675e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77675e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 103 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77675e, #77745e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #77675E?: #77675E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77675E?: The RGB value is 119, 103, 94: 119 red, 103 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77675E?: The complementary color is #5E6E77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77675E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.