What color is #777757?

#777757 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777757?

The RGB value is 119, 119, 87: 119 red, 119 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777757?

The complementary color is #575777, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777757?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777757 color

#777757 rgb(119, 119, 87)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #777757 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 46.7% green and 34.1% blue (119, 119, 87).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 16% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai (#787B54), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#777757 color codes

HEX	`#777757`
RGB	`rgb(119, 119, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 46.7%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 16%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 27%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 27%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.26, -5.64, 17.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.26, 18.54, 107.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.925, 17.804, 11.613)`
Decimal	`7829335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777757, 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 #777757	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#777757 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #777757 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777757; }
.text { color: #777757; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777757; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 119 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777757, #677757); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #777757?: #777757 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777757?: The RGB value is 119, 119, 87: 119 red, 119 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777757?: The complementary color is #575777, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777757?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.