What color is #776D3F?

#776D3F 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 #776D3F?

The RGB value is 119, 109, 63: 119 red, 109 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776D3F?

The complementary color is #3F4977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776D3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776D3F color

#776D3F rgb(119, 109, 63)

Shades of brown

The hex color #776D3F is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 42.7% green and 24.7% blue (119, 109, 63).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 31% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 47% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#776D3F color codes

HEX	`#776D3F`
RGB	`rgb(119, 109, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 42.7%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 31%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 47%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 47%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.93, -3.05, 27.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.93, 27.2, 96.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.974, 15.219, 6.903)`
Decimal	`7826751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776D3F, 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 #776D3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776D3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	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 #776D3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776d3f; }
.text { color: #776d3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776d3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 109 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776d3f, #65773f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #776D3F?: #776D3F 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 #776D3F?: The RGB value is 119, 109, 63: 119 red, 109 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776D3F?: The complementary color is #3F4977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776D3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.