What color is #777A54?

#777A54 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777A54?

The RGB value is 119, 122, 84: 119 red, 122 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777A54?

The complementary color is #57547A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777A54?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777A54 color

#777A54 rgb(119, 122, 84)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #777A54 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 47.8% green and 32.9% blue (119, 122, 84).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 18% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai (#787B54), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#777A54 color codes

HEX	`#777A54`
RGB	`rgb(119, 122, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 47.8%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 18%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 31%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 31%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.07, -7.77, 20.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.07, 21.91, 110.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.168, 18.481, 11.101)`
Decimal	`7830100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777A54, 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 #777A54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#777A54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #777A54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777a54; }
.text { color: #777a54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777a54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 122 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777a54, #647a54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #777A54?: #777A54 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777A54?: The RGB value is 119, 122, 84: 119 red, 122 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777A54?: The complementary color is #57547A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777A54?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.