What color is #776861?

#776861 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776861?

The RGB value is 119, 104, 97: 119 red, 104 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776861?

The complementary color is #617077, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776861?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776861 color

#776861 rgb(119, 104, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #776861 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 40.8% green and 38% blue (119, 104, 97).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 10% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 18% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Morel (#73645C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#776861 color codes

HEX	`#776861`
RGB	`rgb(119, 104, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 40.8%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 10%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 18%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 18%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.2, 4.69, 6.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.2, 7.71, 52.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.716, 14.686, 13.366)`
Decimal	`7825505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776861, 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 #776861	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776861 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #776861 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776861; }
.text { color: #776861; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776861; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 104 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776861, #777361); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #776861?: #776861 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776861?: The RGB value is 119, 104, 97: 119 red, 104 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776861?: The complementary color is #617077, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776861?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.