What color is #777565?

#777565 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777565?

The RGB value is 119, 117, 101: 119 red, 117 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777565?

The complementary color is #656777, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777565?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777565 color

#777565 rgb(119, 117, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #777565 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 45.9% green and 39.6% blue (119, 117, 101).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 8% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 15% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Organic (#747261), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#777565 color codes

HEX	`#777565`
RGB	`rgb(119, 117, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 45.9%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 8%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 15%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 15%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.99, -2.23, 9.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.99, 9.38, 103.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.318, 17.584, 14.844)`
Decimal	`7828837`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777565, 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 #777565	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#777565 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	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 #777565 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777565; }
.text { color: #777565; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777565; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 117 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777565, #707765); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #777565?: #777565 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777565?: The RGB value is 119, 117, 101: 119 red, 117 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777565?: The complementary color is #656777, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777565?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.