What color is #777D69?

#777D69 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #777D69?

The RGB value is 119, 125, 105: 119 red, 125 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #777D69?

The complementary color is #6F697D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #777D69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#777D69 color

#777D69 rgb(119, 125, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #777D69 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 49% green and 41.2% blue (119, 125, 105).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 9% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#777D69 color codes

HEX	`#777D69`
RGB	`rgb(119, 125, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 49%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 9%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 16%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 16%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.39, -6.09, 10.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.39, 11.84, 120.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.491, 19.609, 16.225)`
Decimal	`7830889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #777D69, 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 #777D69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#777D69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #777D69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #777d69; }
.text { color: #777d69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #777d69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 125 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #777d69, #6d7d69); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #777D69?: #777D69 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #777D69?: The RGB value is 119, 125, 105: 119 red, 125 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #777D69?: The complementary color is #6F697D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #777D69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.