What color is #776E4A?

#776E4A is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Chocolate Velvet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776E4A?

The RGB value is 119, 110, 74: 119 red, 110 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776E4A?

The complementary color is #4A5377, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776E4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776E4A color

#776E4A rgb(119, 110, 74)

Shades of brown

The hex color #776E4A is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 43.1% green and 29% blue (119, 110, 74).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 23% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 38% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Velvet (#7F7453), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#776E4A color codes

HEX	`#776E4A`
RGB	`rgb(119, 110, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 43.1%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 23%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 38%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 38%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.4, -2.31, 21.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.4, 21.5, 96.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.42, 15.569, 8.723)`
Decimal	`7827018`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776E4A, 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 #776E4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776E4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #776E4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776e4a; }
.text { color: #776e4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776e4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 110 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776e4a, #6a774a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #776E4A?: #776E4A is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Chocolate Velvet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776E4A?: The RGB value is 119, 110, 74: 119 red, 110 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776E4A?: The complementary color is #4A5377, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776E4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.