What color is #775511?

#775511 is a dark, moderate orange known as Coffee Adept. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Coffee Adept?

The RGB value is 119, 85, 17: 119 red, 85 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Coffee Adept?

The complementary color is #113377, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #775511?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Coffee Adept color: hex code #775511

#775511 rgb(119, 85, 17)

Shades of brown

Coffee Adept has the hex code #775511. It is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 33.3% green and 6.7% blue (119, 85, 17).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 75% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 86% yellow and 53% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

Coffee Adept (#775511) color codes

HEX	`#775511`
RGB	`rgb(119, 85, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 33.3%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 75%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 86%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 86%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.66, 7.77, 41.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.66, 42.43, 79.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.958, 10.46, 1.972)`
Decimal	`7820561`
Short hex	`#751`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Coffee Adept, 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 #775511	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#775511 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	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 #775511 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #775511; }
.text { color: #775511; }
.border { border: 2px solid #775511; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 85 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #775511, #667711); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chocolate Brown.

See #775511 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #775511?: #775511 is a dark, moderate orange known as Coffee Adept. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Coffee Adept?: The RGB value is 119, 85, 17: 119 red, 85 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Coffee Adept?: The complementary color is #113377, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #775511?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.