What color is #773F1A?

#773F1A is a dark, moderate orange known as Walnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Walnut?

The RGB value is 119, 63, 26: 119 red, 63 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Walnut?

The complementary color is #1A5277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #773F1A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Walnut color: hex code #773F1A

#773F1A rgb(119, 63, 26)

Shades of brown

Walnut has the hex code #773F1A. It is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 24.7% green and 10.2% blue (119, 63, 26).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 64% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 78% yellow and 53% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

Walnut (#773F1A) color codes

HEX	`#773F1A`
RGB	`rgb(119, 63, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 24.7%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 64%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 78%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 78%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.03, 21.28, 32.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.03, 38.75, 56.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.573, 7.553, 1.931)`
Decimal	`7814938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Walnut, 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 #773F1A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#773F1A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #773F1A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #773f1a; }
.text { color: #773f1a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #773f1a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 63 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #773f1a, #776e1a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #773F1A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #773F1A?: #773F1A is a dark, moderate orange known as Walnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Walnut?: The RGB value is 119, 63, 26: 119 red, 63 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Walnut?: The complementary color is #1A5277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #773F1A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.