What color is #776A29?

#776A29 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776A29?

The RGB value is 119, 106, 41: 119 red, 106 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776A29?

The complementary color is #293677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776A29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776A29 color

#776A29 rgb(119, 106, 41)

Shades of brown

The hex color #776A29 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 41.6% green and 16.1% blue (119, 106, 41).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 49% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 66% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#776A29 color codes

HEX	`#776A29`
RGB	`rgb(119, 106, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 41.6%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 49%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 66%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 66%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.79, -3.33, 37.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.79, 37.48, 95.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.163, 14.391, 4.182)`
Decimal	`7825961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776A29, 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 #776A29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776A29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	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 #776A29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776a29; }
.text { color: #776a29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776a29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 106 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776a29, #5d7729); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #776A29?: #776A29 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776A29?: The RGB value is 119, 106, 41: 119 red, 106 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776A29?: The complementary color is #293677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776A29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.