What color is #777464?

#777464 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777464?

The RGB value is 119, 116, 100: 119 red, 116 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777464?

The complementary color is #646777, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777464?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777464 color

#777464 rgb(119, 116, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #777464 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 45.5% green and 39.2% blue (119, 116, 100).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 9% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 16% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Organic (#747261), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#777464 color codes

HEX	`#777464`
RGB	`rgb(119, 116, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 45.5%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 9%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 16%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 16%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.68, -1.82, 9.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.68, 9.44, 101.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.153, 17.333, 14.549)`
Decimal	`7828580`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777464, 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 #777464	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#777464 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	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 #777464 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777464; }
.text { color: #777464; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777464; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 116 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777464, #717764); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #777464?: #777464 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777464?: The RGB value is 119, 116, 100: 119 red, 116 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777464?: The complementary color is #646777, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777464?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.