What color is #776F50?

#776F50 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776F50?

The RGB value is 119, 111, 80: 119 red, 111 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776F50?

The complementary color is #505877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776F50?

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.

#776F50 color

#776F50 rgb(119, 111, 80)

Shades of brown

The hex color #776F50 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 43.5% green and 31.4% blue (119, 111, 80).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 20% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 33% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#776F50 color codes

HEX	`#776F50`
RGB	`rgb(119, 111, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 43.5%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 20%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 33%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 33%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.8, -2.07, 18.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.8, 18.54, 96.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.74, 15.87, 9.875)`
Decimal	`7827280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776F50, 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 #776F50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776F50 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 #776F50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776f50; }
.text { color: #776f50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776f50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 111 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776f50, #6c7750); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #776F50?: #776F50 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776F50?: The RGB value is 119, 111, 80: 119 red, 111 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776F50?: The complementary color is #505877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776F50?: 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.