What color is #77806C?

#77806C 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 #77806C?

The RGB value is 119, 128, 108: 119 red, 128 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77806C?

The complementary color is #756C80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77806C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77806C color

#77806C rgb(119, 128, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #77806C is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 50.2% green and 42.4% blue (119, 128, 108).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 8% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#77806C color codes

HEX	`#77806C`
RGB	`rgb(119, 128, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 50.2%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 8%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 16%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 16%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.33, -7.24, 9.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.33, 12.14, 126.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.033, 20.443, 17.18)`
Decimal	`7831660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77806C, 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 #77806C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#77806C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	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 #77806C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77806c; }
.text { color: #77806c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77806c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 128 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77806c, #6d806c); }

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Questions

What color is #77806C?: #77806C 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 #77806C?: The RGB value is 119, 128, 108: 119 red, 128 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77806C?: The complementary color is #756C80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77806C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.