What color is #776B36?

#776B36 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 #776B36?

The RGB value is 119, 107, 54: 119 red, 107 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776B36?

The complementary color is #364277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776B36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776B36 color

#776B36 rgb(119, 107, 54)

Shades of brown

The hex color #776B36 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 42% green and 21.2% blue (119, 107, 54).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 38% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 55% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#776B36 color codes

HEX	`#776B36`
RGB	`rgb(119, 107, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 42%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 38%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 55%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 55%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.23, -2.83, 31.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.23, 31.25, 95.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.532, 14.704, 5.615)`
Decimal	`7826230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776B36, 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 #776B36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776B36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #776B36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776b36; }
.text { color: #776b36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776b36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 107 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776b36, #637736); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #776B36?: #776B36 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 #776B36?: The RGB value is 119, 107, 54: 119 red, 107 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776B36?: The complementary color is #364277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776B36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.