What color is #776D58?

#776D58 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Treasure Chest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776D58?

The RGB value is 119, 109, 88: 119 red, 109 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776D58?

The complementary color is #586277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776D58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776D58 color

#776D58 rgb(119, 109, 88)

Shades of brown

The hex color #776D58 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 42.7% green and 34.5% blue (119, 109, 88).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 15% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 26% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Treasure Chest (#726854), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#776D58 color codes

HEX	`#776D58`
RGB	`rgb(119, 109, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 42.7%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 15%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 26%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 26%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.4, 0.27, 13.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.4, 13.17, 88.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.838, 15.564, 11.453)`
Decimal	`7826776`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776D58, 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 #776D58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776D58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	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 #776D58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776d58; }
.text { color: #776d58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776d58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 109 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776d58, #727758); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #776D58?: #776D58 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Treasure Chest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776D58?: The RGB value is 119, 109, 88: 119 red, 109 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776D58?: The complementary color is #586277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776D58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.