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#77704F

Mocha · medium warm brown

About #77704F

#77704F is a medium, muted brown colour. Digitally that works out to 47% red, 44% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 34% yellow and 53% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Mocha (ΔE 14.5), with Coffee the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #4F5677 (charcoal), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 4.98:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.98:1).

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Red119
Green112
Blue79

Closest named colours

Mocha
#967969 · ΔE 14.5
Coffee
#6F4E37 · ΔE 17.5
Umber
#635147 · ΔE 17.6

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

Text on #77704F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mocha #77704F.
4.98:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on mocha #77704F.
4.21:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #77704F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#77704F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#766E4D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#787150
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#7D6B67

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #77704F?

#77704F is a medium, muted brown colour. Digitally that works out to 47% red, 44% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 34% yellow and 53% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #77704F?

Use white text. White on #77704F has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #77704F?

Its complementary colour is #4F5677, and analogous partners are #775C4F and #6A774F.