What color is #776F49?

#776F49 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776F49?

The RGB value is 119, 111, 73: 119 red, 111 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776F49?

The complementary color is #495177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776F49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776F49 color

#776F49 rgb(119, 111, 73)

Shades of brown

The hex color #776F49 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 43.5% green and 28.6% blue (119, 111, 73).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 24% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 39% 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 5.05:1).

#776F49 color codes

HEX	`#776F49`
RGB	`rgb(119, 111, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 43.5%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 24%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 39%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 39%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.67, -3.01, 22.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.67, 22.51, 97.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.495, 15.772, 8.583)`
Decimal	`7827273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776F49, 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 #776F49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776F49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #776F49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776f49; }
.text { color: #776f49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776f49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 111 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776f49, #687749); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #776F49?: #776F49 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776F49?: The RGB value is 119, 111, 73: 119 red, 111 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776F49?: The complementary color is #495177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776F49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.