What color is #777154?

#777154 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 #777154?

The RGB value is 119, 113, 84: 119 red, 113 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777154?

The complementary color is #545A77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777154?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777154 color

#777154 rgb(119, 113, 84)

Shades of brown

The hex color #777154 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 44.3% green and 32.9% blue (119, 113, 84).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 17% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 29% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#777154 color codes

HEX	`#777154`
RGB	`rgb(119, 113, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 44.3%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 17%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 29%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 29%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.46, -2.65, 16.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.46, 17.18, 98.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.113, 16.373, 10.75)`
Decimal	`7827796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777154, 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 #777154	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#777154 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #777154 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777154; }
.text { color: #777154; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777154; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 113 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777154, #6c7754); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #777154?: #777154 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 #777154?: The RGB value is 119, 113, 84: 119 red, 113 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777154?: The complementary color is #545A77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777154?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.