What color is #777555?

#777555 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 #777555?

The RGB value is 119, 117, 85: 119 red, 117 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777555?

The complementary color is #555777, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777555?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777555 color

#777555 rgb(119, 117, 85)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #777555 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 45.9% green and 33.3% blue (119, 117, 85).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 17% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 29% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#777555 color codes

HEX	`#777555`
RGB	`rgb(119, 117, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 45.9%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 17%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 29%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 29%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.64, -4.8, 17.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.64, 18.61, 104.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.609, 17.301, 11.11)`
Decimal	`7828821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777555, 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 #777555	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#777555 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	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 #777555 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777555; }
.text { color: #777555; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777555; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 117 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777555, #687755); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #777555?: #777555 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 #777555?: The RGB value is 119, 117, 85: 119 red, 117 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777555?: The complementary color is #555777, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777555?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.