What color is #77694D?

#77694D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Treasure Chest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77694D?

The RGB value is 119, 105, 77: 119 red, 105 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77694D?

The complementary color is #4D5B77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77694D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77694D color

#77694D rgb(119, 105, 77)

Shades of brown

The hex color #77694D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 41.2% green and 30.2% blue (119, 105, 77).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 21% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 35% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Treasure Chest (#726854), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#77694D color codes

HEX	`#77694D`
RGB	`rgb(119, 105, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 41.2%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 21%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 35%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 35%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.03, 1, 17.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.03, 17.83, 86.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.999, 14.561, 9.093)`
Decimal	`7825741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77694D, 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 #77694D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77694D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #77694D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77694d; }
.text { color: #77694d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77694d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 105 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77694d, #70774d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #77694D?: #77694D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Treasure Chest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77694D?: The RGB value is 119, 105, 77: 119 red, 105 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77694D?: The complementary color is #4D5B77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77694D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.