What color is #77725C?

#77725C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77725C?

The RGB value is 119, 114, 92: 119 red, 114 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77725C?

The complementary color is #5C6177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77725C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77725C color

#77725C rgb(119, 114, 92)

Shades of brown

The hex color #77725C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 44.7% green and 36.1% blue (119, 114, 92).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 13% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 23% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#77725C color codes

HEX	`#77725C`
RGB	`rgb(119, 114, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 44.7%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 13%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 23%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 23%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.92, -2, 12.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.92, 13.07, 98.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.557, 16.73, 12.533)`
Decimal	`7828060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77725C, 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 #77725C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77725C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	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 #77725C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77725c; }
.text { color: #77725c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77725c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 114 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77725c, #6e775c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #77725C?: #77725C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77725C?: The RGB value is 119, 114, 92: 119 red, 114 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77725C?: The complementary color is #5C6177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77725C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.