What color is #776F00?

#776F00 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Olive Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776F00?

The RGB value is 119, 111, 0: 119 red, 111 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776F00?

The complementary color is #000877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776F00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776F00 color

#776F00 rgb(119, 111, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #776F00 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 43.5% green and 0% blue (119, 111, 0).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 100% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 100% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Olive Green (#808000), a difference of 6.6 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#776F00 color codes

HEX	`#776F00`
RGB	`rgb(119, 111, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 43.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 100%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 100%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 100%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.03, -7.84, 52.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.03, 52.64, 98.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.293, 15.291, 2.251)`
Decimal	`7827200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776F00, 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 #776F00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776F00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	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 #776F00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776f00; }
.text { color: #776f00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776f00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 111 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776f00, #437700); }

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Questions

What color is #776F00?: #776F00 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Olive Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776F00?: The RGB value is 119, 111, 0: 119 red, 111 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776F00?: The complementary color is #000877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776F00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.