What color is #776B27?

#776B27 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776B27?

The RGB value is 119, 107, 39: 119 red, 107 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776B27?

The complementary color is #273377, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776B27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776B27 color

#776B27 rgb(119, 107, 39)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #776B27 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 42% green and 15.3% blue (119, 107, 39).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 51% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 67% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#776B27 color codes

HEX	`#776B27`
RGB	`rgb(119, 107, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 42%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 51%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 67%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 67%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.06, -4.05, 38.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.06, 38.8, 95.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.232, 14.584, 4.037)`
Decimal	`7826215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776B27, 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 #776B27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776B27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	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 #776B27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776b27; }
.text { color: #776b27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776b27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 107 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776b27, #5b7727); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #776B27?: #776B27 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776B27?: The RGB value is 119, 107, 39: 119 red, 107 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776B27?: The complementary color is #273377, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776B27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.