What color is #777661?

#777661 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777661?

The RGB value is 119, 118, 97: 119 red, 118 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777661?

The complementary color is #616277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777661?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777661 color

#777661 rgb(119, 118, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #777661 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 46.3% green and 38% blue (119, 118, 97).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 10% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 18% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#777661 color codes

HEX	`#777661`
RGB	`rgb(119, 118, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 46.3%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 10%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 18%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 18%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.18, -3.48, 11.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.18, 12.24, 106.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.244, 17.742, 13.876)`
Decimal	`7829089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777661, 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 #777661	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#777661 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	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 #777661 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777661; }
.text { color: #777661; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777661; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 118 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777661, #6d7761); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #777661?: #777661 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777661?: The RGB value is 119, 118, 97: 119 red, 118 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777661?: The complementary color is #616277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777661?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.