What color is #777967?

#777967 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777967?

The RGB value is 119, 121, 103: 119 red, 121 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777967?

The complementary color is #696779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777967?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777967 color

#777967 rgb(119, 121, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #777967 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 47.5% green and 40.4% blue (119, 121, 103).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 8% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#777967 color codes

HEX	`#777967`
RGB	`rgb(119, 121, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 47.5%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 8%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 15%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 15%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.19, -4.17, 9.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.19, 10.5, 113.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.893, 18.576, 15.525)`
Decimal	`7829863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777967, 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 #777967	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#777967 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #777967 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777967; }
.text { color: #777967; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777967; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 121 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777967, #6e7967); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #777967?: #777967 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777967?: The RGB value is 119, 121, 103: 119 red, 121 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777967?: The complementary color is #696779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777967?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.