What color is #777664?

#777664 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777664?

The RGB value is 119, 118, 100: 119 red, 118 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777664?

The complementary color is #646577, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777664?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777664 color

#777664 rgb(119, 118, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #777664 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 46.3% green and 39.2% blue (119, 118, 100).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 9% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 16% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#777664 color codes

HEX	`#777664`
RGB	`rgb(119, 118, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 46.3%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 9%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 16%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 16%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.25, -2.98, 10.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.25, 10.5, 106.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.386, 17.799, 14.626)`
Decimal	`7829092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777664, 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 #777664	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#777664 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	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 #777664 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777664; }
.text { color: #777664; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777664; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 118 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777664, #6f7764); }

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Questions

What color is #777664?: #777664 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777664?: The RGB value is 119, 118, 100: 119 red, 118 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777664?: The complementary color is #646577, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777664?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.