What color is #777858?

#777858 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777858?

The RGB value is 119, 120, 88: 119 red, 120 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777858?

The complementary color is #595878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777858?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777858 color

#777858 rgb(119, 120, 88)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #777858 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 47.1% green and 34.5% blue (119, 120, 88).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 15% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai (#787B54), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#777858 color codes

HEX	`#777858`
RGB	`rgb(119, 120, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 47.1%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 15%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 27%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 27%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.57, -6.05, 17.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.57, 18.53, 109.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.086, 18.06, 11.869)`
Decimal	`7829592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777858, 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 #777858	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#777858 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #777858 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777858; }
.text { color: #777858; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777858; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 120 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777858, #677858); }

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Questions

What color is #777858?: #777858 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777858?: The RGB value is 119, 120, 88: 119 red, 120 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777858?: The complementary color is #595878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777858?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.