What color is #77714F?

#77714F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77714F?

The RGB value is 119, 113, 79: 119 red, 113 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77714F?

The complementary color is #4F5577, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77714F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77714F color

#77714F rgb(119, 113, 79)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #77714F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 44.3% green and 31% blue (119, 113, 79).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 20% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 34% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#77714F color codes

HEX	`#77714F`
RGB	`rgb(119, 113, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 44.3%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 20%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 34%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 34%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.36, -3.37, 19.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.36, 20.04, 99.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.924, 16.297, 9.755)`
Decimal	`7827791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77714F, 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 #77714F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77714F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	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 #77714F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77714f; }
.text { color: #77714f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77714f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 113 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77714f, #69774f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #77714F?: #77714F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77714F?: The RGB value is 119, 113, 79: 119 red, 113 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77714F?: The complementary color is #4F5577, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77714F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.