What color is #776F5C?

#776F5C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Treasure Chest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776F5C?

The RGB value is 119, 111, 92: 119 red, 111 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776F5C?

The complementary color is #5C6477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776F5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776F5C color

#776F5C rgb(119, 111, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #776F5C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 43.5% green and 36.1% blue (119, 111, 92).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 13% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 23% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Treasure Chest (#726854), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#776F5C color codes

HEX	`#776F5C`
RGB	`rgb(119, 111, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 43.5%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 13%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 23%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 23%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.06, -0.26, 11.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.06, 11.72, 91.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.224, 16.064, 12.422)`
Decimal	`7827292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776F5C, 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 #776F5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776F5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #776F5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776f5c; }
.text { color: #776f5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776f5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 111 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776f5c, #72775c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #776F5C?: #776F5C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Treasure Chest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776F5C?: The RGB value is 119, 111, 92: 119 red, 111 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776F5C?: The complementary color is #5C6477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776F5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.