What color is #776A09?

#776A09 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Muddy Brown. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776A09?

The RGB value is 119, 106, 9: 119 red, 106 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776A09?

The complementary color is #091677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776A09?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776A09 color

#776A09 rgb(119, 106, 9)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #776A09 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 41.6% green and 3.5% blue (119, 106, 9).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 86% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 92% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Brown (#886806), a difference of 6.5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#776A09 color codes

HEX	`#776A09`
RGB	`rgb(119, 106, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 41.6%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 86%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 92%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 92%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.59, -4.8, 48.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.59, 49.14, 95.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.812, 14.25, 2.334)`
Decimal	`7825929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776A09, 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 #776A09	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776A09 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #776A09 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776a09; }
.text { color: #776a09; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776a09; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 106 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776a09, #4d7709); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #776A09?: #776A09 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Muddy Brown. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776A09?: The RGB value is 119, 106, 9: 119 red, 106 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776A09?: The complementary color is #091677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776A09?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.