What color is #776C47?

#776C47 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776C47?

The RGB value is 119, 108, 71: 119 red, 108 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776C47?

The complementary color is #475277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776C47?

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.

#776C47 color

#776C47 rgb(119, 108, 71)

Shades of brown

The hex color #776C47 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 42.4% green and 27.8% blue (119, 108, 71).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 25% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 40% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Lizard (#7B6943), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#776C47 color codes

HEX	`#776C47`
RGB	`rgb(119, 108, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 42.4%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 25%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 40%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 40%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.77, -1.53, 22.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.77, 22.33, 93.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.108, 15.102, 8.132)`
Decimal	`7826503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776C47, 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 #776C47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776C47 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 #776C47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776c47; }
.text { color: #776c47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776c47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 108 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776c47, #6a7747); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #776C47?: #776C47 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776C47?: The RGB value is 119, 108, 71: 119 red, 108 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776C47?: The complementary color is #475277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776C47?: 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.