What color is #776B3C?

#776B3C 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 #776B3C?

The RGB value is 119, 107, 60: 119 red, 107 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776B3C?

The complementary color is #3C4877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776B3C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776B3C color

#776B3C rgb(119, 107, 60)

Shades of brown

The hex color #776B3C is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 42% green and 23.5% blue (119, 107, 60).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 33% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 50% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#776B3C color codes

HEX	`#776B3C`
RGB	`rgb(119, 107, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 42%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 33%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 50%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 50%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.31, -2.22, 27.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.31, 28.02, 94.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.681, 14.764, 6.403)`
Decimal	`7826236`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776B3C, 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 #776B3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776B3C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #776B3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776b3c; }
.text { color: #776b3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776b3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 107 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776b3c, #66773c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #776B3C?: #776B3C 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 #776B3C?: The RGB value is 119, 107, 60: 119 red, 107 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776B3C?: The complementary color is #3C4877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776B3C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.