What color is #776C5A?

#776C5A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Treasure Chest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776C5A?

The RGB value is 119, 108, 90: 119 red, 108 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776C5A?

The complementary color is #5A6577, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776C5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776C5A color

#776C5A rgb(119, 108, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #776C5A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 42.4% green and 35.3% blue (119, 108, 90).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 14% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 24% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Treasure Chest (#726854), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#776C5A color codes

HEX	`#776C5A`
RGB	`rgb(119, 108, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 42.4%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 14%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 24%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 24%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.16, 1.17, 11.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.16, 11.71, 84.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.816, 15.386, 11.86)`
Decimal	`7826522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776C5A, 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 #776C5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776C5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	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 #776C5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776c5a; }
.text { color: #776c5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776c5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 108 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776c5a, #74775a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #776C5A?: #776C5A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Treasure Chest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776C5A?: The RGB value is 119, 108, 90: 119 red, 108 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776C5A?: The complementary color is #5A6577, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776C5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.