What color is #775116?

#775116 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Coffee Adept. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #775116?

The RGB value is 119, 81, 22: 119 red, 81 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #775116?

The complementary color is #163C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #775116?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#775116 color

#775116 rgb(119, 81, 22)

Shades of brown

The hex color #775116 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 31.8% green and 8.6% blue (119, 81, 22).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 69% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 82% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Coffee Adept (#775511), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#775116 color codes

HEX	`#775116`
RGB	`rgb(119, 81, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 31.8%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 69%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 82%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 82%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.6, 10.36, 38.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.6, 40.14, 75.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.696, 9.866, 2.1)`
Decimal	`7819542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #775116, 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 #775116	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#775116 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #775116 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #775116; }
.text { color: #775116; }
.border { border: 2px solid #775116; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 81 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #775116, #6d7716); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chocolate Brown.

Questions

What color is #775116?: #775116 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Coffee Adept. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #775116?: The RGB value is 119, 81, 22: 119 red, 81 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #775116?: The complementary color is #163C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #775116?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.