What color is #777353?

#777353 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 #777353?

The RGB value is 119, 115, 83: 119 red, 115 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777353?

The complementary color is #535777, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777353?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777353 color

#777353 rgb(119, 115, 83)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #777353 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 45.1% green and 32.5% blue (119, 115, 83).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 18% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 30% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#777353 color codes

HEX	`#777353`
RGB	`rgb(119, 115, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 45.1%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 18%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 30%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 30%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.02, -3.95, 18.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.02, 18.73, 102.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.3, 16.808, 10.62)`
Decimal	`7828307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777353, 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 #777353	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#777353 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	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 #777353 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777353; }
.text { color: #777353; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777353; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 115 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777353, #697753); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #777353?: #777353 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 #777353?: The RGB value is 119, 115, 83: 119 red, 115 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777353?: The complementary color is #535777, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777353?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.