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#77460E Color

#77460E is rgb(119, 70, 14) in RGB, hsl(32, 79%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 41%, 88%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sepia (#704214), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.15. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#77460E
HEX#77460E
RGBrgb(119, 70, 14)
HSLhsl(32, 79%, 26%)
HSVhsv(32, 88%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 88%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(44.3% 0.094 63)
LABlab(35.05% 18.47 39.67)
LCHlch(35.05% 43.76 65.03)

What #77460E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #77460E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#77460E Channel Values

How #77460E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 119 · G 70 · B 148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 32° · S 79% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 32° · S 88% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 41% · Y 88% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.87:1 vs white · 2.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #77460E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #77460E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #77460E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #77460E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #77460E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#77460E
Protanopia#51510C
Protanomaly#624D0D
Deuteranopia#5A5A03
Deuteranomaly#675308
Tritanopia#794242
Tritanomaly#784334
Achromatopsia#525252

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #77460E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-77460e: #77460E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #77460E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-77460e': '#77460E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.275, blue: 0.055)
Android XML<color name="color_77460e">#77460E</color>
SVG fillfill="#77460E"

More Brown Colors

#77460E sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#77460E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #77460E?

#77460E is a dark brown — rgb(119, 70, 14) in RGB and hsl(32, 79%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sepia (#704214), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.15.

What is the RGB value of #77460E?

#77460E is rgb(119, 70, 14) — red 119, green 70, and blue 14 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #77460E?

#77460E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 41%, 88%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #77460E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #77460E scores 7.87:1 against white and 2.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #77460E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #77460E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is saddlebrown (#8B4513) at a CIE76 distance of 10.2, which is visibly different.

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