What color is #77684B?

#77684B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77684B?

The RGB value is 119, 104, 75: 119 red, 104 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77684B?

The complementary color is #4B5A77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77684B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77684B color

#77684B rgb(119, 104, 75)

Shades of brown

The hex color #77684B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 40.8% green and 29.4% blue (119, 104, 75).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 23% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 37% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Lizard (#7B6943), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#77684B color codes

HEX	`#77684B`
RGB	`rgb(119, 104, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 40.8%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 23%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 37%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 37%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.7, 1.32, 18.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.7, 18.59, 85.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.828, 14.331, 8.693)`
Decimal	`7825483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77684B, 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 #77684B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77684B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #77684B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77684b; }
.text { color: #77684b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77684b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 104 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77684b, #70774b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #77684B?: #77684B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77684B?: The RGB value is 119, 104, 75: 119 red, 104 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77684B?: The complementary color is #4B5A77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77684B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.