What color is #776F44?

#776F44 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776F44?

The RGB value is 119, 111, 68: 119 red, 111 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776F44?

The complementary color is #444C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776F44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776F44 color

#776F44 rgb(119, 111, 68)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #776F44 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 43.5% green and 26.7% blue (119, 111, 68).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 27% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 43% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Greek Oregano (#7C754C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#776F44 color codes

HEX	`#776F44`
RGB	`rgb(119, 111, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 43.5%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 27%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 43%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 43%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.59, -3.63, 25.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.59, 25.31, 98.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.336, 15.709, 7.745)`
Decimal	`7827268`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776F44, 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 #776F44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776F44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	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 #776F44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776f44; }
.text { color: #776f44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776f44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 111 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776f44, #657744); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #776F44?: #776F44 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776F44?: The RGB value is 119, 111, 68: 119 red, 111 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776F44?: The complementary color is #444C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776F44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.