What color is #77705A?

#77705A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77705A?

The RGB value is 119, 112, 90: 119 red, 112 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77705A?

The complementary color is #5A6177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77705A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77705A color

#77705A rgb(119, 112, 90)

Shades of brown

The hex color #77705A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 43.9% green and 35.3% blue (119, 112, 90).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 14% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 24% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Organic (#747261), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#77705A color codes

HEX	`#77705A`
RGB	`rgb(119, 112, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 43.9%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 14%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 24%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 24%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.3, -1.16, 13.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.3, 13.29, 95.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.247, 16.249, 12.004)`
Decimal	`7827546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77705A, 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 #77705A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77705A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	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 #77705A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77705a; }
.text { color: #77705a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77705a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 112 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77705a, #70775a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #77705A?: #77705A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77705A?: The RGB value is 119, 112, 90: 119 red, 112 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77705A?: The complementary color is #5A6177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77705A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.