What color is #777C62?

#777C62 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777C62?

The RGB value is 119, 124, 98: 119 red, 124 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777C62?

The complementary color is #67627C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777C62?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777C62 color

#777C62 rgb(119, 124, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #777C62 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 48.6% green and 38.4% blue (119, 124, 98).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 12% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#777C62 color codes

HEX	`#777C62`
RGB	`rgb(119, 124, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 48.6%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 12%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 21%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 21%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.94, -6.72, 13.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.94, 15.17, 116.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.02, 19.219, 14.366)`
Decimal	`7830626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777C62, 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 #777C62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#777C62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	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 #777C62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777c62; }
.text { color: #777c62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777c62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 124 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777c62, #6a7c62); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #777C62?: #777C62 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777C62?: The RGB value is 119, 124, 98: 119 red, 124 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777C62?: The complementary color is #67627C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777C62?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.