What color is #777D40?

#777D40 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Look. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777D40?

The RGB value is 119, 125, 64: 119 red, 125 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777D40?

The complementary color is #46407D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777D40?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777D40 color

#777D40 rgb(119, 125, 64)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #777D40 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 49% green and 25.1% blue (119, 125, 64).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 32% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Look (#727736), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#777D40 color codes

HEX	`#777D40`
RGB	`rgb(119, 125, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 49%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 32%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 49%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 49%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.64, -11.93, 32.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.64, 34.42, 110.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.867, 18.96, 7.673)`
Decimal	`7830848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777D40, 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 #777D40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#777D40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	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 #777D40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777d40; }
.text { color: #777d40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777d40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 125 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777d40, #587d40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #777D40?: #777D40 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Look. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777D40?: The RGB value is 119, 125, 64: 119 red, 125 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777D40?: The complementary color is #46407D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777D40?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.