What color is #777163?

#777163 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bat Wing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777163?

The RGB value is 119, 113, 99: 119 red, 113 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777163?

The complementary color is #636977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777163?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777163 color

#777163 rgb(119, 113, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #777163 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 44.3% green and 38.8% blue (119, 113, 99).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 9% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 17% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Bat Wing (#7E7466), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#777163 color codes

HEX	`#777163`
RGB	`rgb(119, 113, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 44.3%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 9%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 17%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 17%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.79, -0.26, 8.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.79, 8.61, 91.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.765, 16.633, 14.182)`
Decimal	`7827811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777163, 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 #777163	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#777163 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	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 #777163 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777163; }
.text { color: #777163; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777163; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 113 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777163, #737763); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #777163?: #777163 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bat Wing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777163?: The RGB value is 119, 113, 99: 119 red, 113 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777163?: The complementary color is #636977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777163?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.