What color is #777A5A?

#777A5A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777A5A?

The RGB value is 119, 122, 90: 119 red, 122 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777A5A?

The complementary color is #5D5A7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777A5A?

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.

#777A5A color

#777A5A rgb(119, 122, 90)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #777A5A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 47.8% green and 35.3% blue (119, 122, 90).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 15% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai (#787B54), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#777A5A color codes

HEX	`#777A5A`
RGB	`rgb(119, 122, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 47.8%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 15%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 26%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 26%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.19, -6.88, 17.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.19, 18.52, 111.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.413, 18.579, 12.392)`
Decimal	`7830106`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777A5A, 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 #777A5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#777A5A 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 #777A5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777a5a; }
.text { color: #777a5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777a5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 122 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777a5a, #677a5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #777A5A?: #777A5A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777A5A?: The RGB value is 119, 122, 90: 119 red, 122 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777A5A?: The complementary color is #5D5A7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777A5A?: 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.