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#776B60

Umber · medium warm gray

About #776B60

#776B60 is a medium, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 47% red, 42% green and 38% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 19% yellow and 53% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Umber (ΔE 10.5), with Mocha the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #606C77 (slate gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.18:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.18:1).

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Red119
Green107
Blue96

Closest named colours

Umber
#635147 · ΔE 10.5
Mocha
#967969 · ΔE 10.7
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 11.3

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #776B60

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on umber #776B60.
5.18:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on umber #776B60.
4.06:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #776B60 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#776B60
Protanopia (no red cones)
#6F6B5F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#726E60
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#7B6868

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #776B60?

#776B60 is a medium, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 47% red, 42% green and 38% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 19% yellow and 53% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #776B60?

Use white text. White on #776B60 has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #776B60?

Its complementary colour is #606C77, and analogous partners are #776061 and #777760.