What color is #776A62?

#776A62 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Namibia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776A62?

The RGB value is 119, 106, 98: 119 red, 106 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776A62?

The complementary color is #626F77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776A62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776A62 color

#776A62 rgb(119, 106, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #776A62 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 41.6% green and 38.4% blue (119, 106, 98).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 10% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 18% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Namibia (#7C6D61), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#776A62 color codes

HEX	`#776A62`
RGB	`rgb(119, 106, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 41.6%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 10%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 18%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 18%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.79, 3.67, 6.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.79, 7.34, 59.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.966, 15.112, 13.681)`
Decimal	`7826018`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776A62, 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 #776A62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776A62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	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 #776A62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776a62; }
.text { color: #776a62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776a62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 106 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776a62, #777562); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #776A62?: #776A62 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Namibia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776A62?: The RGB value is 119, 106, 98: 119 red, 106 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776A62?: The complementary color is #626F77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776A62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.