What color is #776E62?

#776E62 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776E62?

The RGB value is 119, 110, 98: 119 red, 110 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776E62?

The complementary color is #626B77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776E62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776E62 color

#776E62 rgb(119, 110, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #776E62 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 43.1% green and 38.4% blue (119, 110, 98).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 10% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 18% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Granite (#746A5E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#776E62 color codes

HEX	`#776E62`
RGB	`rgb(119, 110, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 43.1%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 10%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 18%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 18%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.92, 1.32, 7.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.92, 8.07, 80.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.388, 15.956, 13.822)`
Decimal	`7827042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776E62, 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 #776E62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776E62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #776E62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776e62; }
.text { color: #776e62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776e62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 110 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776e62, #767762); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #776E62?: #776E62 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776E62?: The RGB value is 119, 110, 98: 119 red, 110 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776E62?: The complementary color is #626B77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776E62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.