What color is #77744D?

#77744D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77744D?

The RGB value is 119, 116, 77: 119 red, 116 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77744D?

The complementary color is #4D5077, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77744D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77744D color

#77744D rgb(119, 116, 77)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #77744D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 45.5% green and 30.2% blue (119, 116, 77).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 21% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 35% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Greek Oregano (#7C754C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#77744D color codes

HEX	`#77744D`
RGB	`rgb(119, 116, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 45.5%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 21%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 35%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 35%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.2, -5.35, 22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.2, 22.65, 103.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.193, 16.949, 9.491)`
Decimal	`7828557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77744D, 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 #77744D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77744D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #77744D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77744d; }
.text { color: #77744d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77744d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 116 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77744d, #65774d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #77744D?: #77744D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77744D?: The RGB value is 119, 116, 77: 119 red, 116 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77744D?: The complementary color is #4D5077, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77744D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.