What color is #777152?

#777152 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 #777152?

The RGB value is 119, 113, 82: 119 red, 113 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777152?

The complementary color is #525877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777152?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777152 color

#777152 rgb(119, 113, 82)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #777152 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 44.3% green and 32.2% blue (119, 113, 82).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 18% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 31% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#777152 color codes

HEX	`#777152`
RGB	`rgb(119, 113, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 44.3%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 18%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 31%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 31%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.42, -2.94, 18.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.42, 18.33, 99.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.036, 16.342, 10.343)`
Decimal	`7827794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777152, 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 #777152	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#777152 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #777152 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777152; }
.text { color: #777152; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777152; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 113 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777152, #6b7752); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #777152?: #777152 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 #777152?: The RGB value is 119, 113, 82: 119 red, 113 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777152?: The complementary color is #525877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777152?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.