What color is #777262?

#777262 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777262?

The RGB value is 119, 114, 98: 119 red, 114 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777262?

The complementary color is #626777, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777262?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777262 color

#777262 rgb(119, 114, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #777262 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 44.7% green and 38.4% blue (119, 114, 98).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 10% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 18% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Organic (#747261), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#777262 color codes

HEX	`#777262`
RGB	`rgb(119, 114, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 44.7%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 10%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 18%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 18%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.06, -1.01, 9.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.06, 9.62, 96.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.83, 16.839, 13.969)`
Decimal	`7828066`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777262, 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 #777262	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#777262 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #777262 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777262; }
.text { color: #777262; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777262; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 114 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777262, #727762); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #777262?: #777262 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777262?: The RGB value is 119, 114, 98: 119 red, 114 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777262?: The complementary color is #626777, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777262?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.