What color is #776C39?

#776C39 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 #776C39?

The RGB value is 119, 108, 57: 119 red, 108 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776C39?

The complementary color is #394477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776C39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776C39 color

#776C39 rgb(119, 108, 57)

Shades of brown

The hex color #776C39 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 42.4% green and 22.4% blue (119, 108, 57).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 35% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 52% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#776C39 color codes

HEX	`#776C39`
RGB	`rgb(119, 108, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 42.4%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 35%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 52%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 52%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.56, -3.11, 29.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.56, 30.05, 95.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.709, 14.943, 6.032)`
Decimal	`7826489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776C39, 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 #776C39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776C39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #776C39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776c39; }
.text { color: #776c39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776c39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 108 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776c39, #637739); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #776C39?: #776C39 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 #776C39?: The RGB value is 119, 108, 57: 119 red, 108 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776C39?: The complementary color is #394477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776C39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.