What color is #776F4F?

#776F4F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Chocolate Velvet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776F4F?

The RGB value is 119, 111, 79: 119 red, 111 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776F4F?

The complementary color is #4F5777, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776F4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776F4F color

#776F4F rgb(119, 111, 79)

Shades of brown

The hex color #776F4F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 43.5% green and 31% blue (119, 111, 79).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 20% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 34% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Velvet (#7F7453), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#776F4F color codes

HEX	`#776F4F`
RGB	`rgb(119, 111, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 43.5%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 20%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 34%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 34%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.78, -2.21, 18.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.78, 19.11, 96.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.704, 15.856, 9.682)`
Decimal	`7827279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776F4F, 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 #776F4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776F4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #776F4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776f4f; }
.text { color: #776f4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776f4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 111 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776f4f, #6b774f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #776F4F?: #776F4F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Chocolate Velvet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776F4F?: The RGB value is 119, 111, 79: 119 red, 111 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776F4F?: The complementary color is #4F5777, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776F4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.