What color is #777B5E?

#777B5E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777B5E?

The RGB value is 119, 123, 94: 119 red, 123 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777B5E?

The complementary color is #625E7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777B5E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777B5E color

#777B5E rgb(119, 123, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #777B5E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 48.2% green and 36.9% blue (119, 123, 94).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 13% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#777B5E color codes

HEX	`#777B5E`
RGB	`rgb(119, 123, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 48.2%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 13%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 24%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 24%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.57, -6.81, 15.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.57, 16.84, 113.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.711, 18.896, 13.354)`
Decimal	`7830366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777B5E, 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 #777B5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#777B5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #777B5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777b5e; }
.text { color: #777b5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777b5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 123 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777b5e, #697b5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #777B5E?: #777B5E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777B5E?: The RGB value is 119, 123, 94: 119 red, 123 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777B5E?: The complementary color is #625E7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777B5E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.