What color is #776D64?

#776D64 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776D64?

The RGB value is 119, 109, 100: 119 red, 109 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776D64?

The complementary color is #646E77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776D64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776D64 color

#776D64 rgb(119, 109, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #776D64 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 42.7% green and 39.2% blue (119, 109, 100).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 9% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 16% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Granite (#746A5E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#776D64 color codes

HEX	`#776D64`
RGB	`rgb(119, 109, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 42.7%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 9%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 16%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 16%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.68, 2.25, 6.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.68, 6.82, 70.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.377, 15.78, 14.29)`
Decimal	`7826788`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776D64, 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 #776D64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776D64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #776D64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776d64; }
.text { color: #776d64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776d64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 109 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776d64, #777764); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #776D64?: #776D64 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776D64?: The RGB value is 119, 109, 100: 119 red, 109 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776D64?: The complementary color is #646E77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776D64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.