What color is #777255?

#777255 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 #777255?

The RGB value is 119, 114, 85: 119 red, 114 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777255?

The complementary color is #555A77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777255?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777255 color

#777255 rgb(119, 114, 85)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #777255 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 44.7% green and 33.3% blue (119, 114, 85).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 17% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 29% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#777255 color codes

HEX	`#777255`
RGB	`rgb(119, 114, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 44.7%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 17%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 29%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 29%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.77, -3.08, 16.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.77, 17.09, 100.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.265, 16.613, 10.995)`
Decimal	`7828053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777255, 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 #777255	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#777255 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #777255 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777255; }
.text { color: #777255; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777255; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 114 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777255, #6b7755); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #777255?: #777255 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 #777255?: The RGB value is 119, 114, 85: 119 red, 114 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777255?: The complementary color is #555A77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777255?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.