What color is #77715F?

#77715F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77715F?

The RGB value is 119, 113, 95: 119 red, 113 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77715F?

The complementary color is #5F6577, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77715F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77715F color

#77715F rgb(119, 113, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #77715F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 44.3% green and 37.3% blue (119, 113, 95).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 11% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 20% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Organic (#747261), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#77715F color codes

HEX	`#77715F`
RGB	`rgb(119, 113, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 44.3%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 11%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 20%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 20%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.7, -0.93, 10.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.7, 10.88, 94.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.578, 16.559, 13.2)`
Decimal	`7827807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77715F, 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 #77715F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77715F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #77715F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77715f; }
.text { color: #77715f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77715f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 113 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77715f, #71775f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #77715F?: #77715F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77715F?: The RGB value is 119, 113, 95: 119 red, 113 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77715F?: The complementary color is #5F6577, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77715F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.