What color is #775341?

#775341 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Brownstone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #775341?

The RGB value is 119, 83, 65: 119 red, 83 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #775341?

The complementary color is #416577, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #775341?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#775341 color

#775341 rgb(119, 83, 65)

Shades of brown

The hex color #775341 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 32.5% green and 25.5% blue (119, 83, 65).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 29% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 45% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Brownstone (#785441), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#775341 color codes

HEX	`#775341`
RGB	`rgb(119, 83, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 32.5%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 29%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 45%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 45%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.71, 12.59, 16.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.71, 20.77, 52.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.656, 10.491, 6.411)`
Decimal	`7820097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #775341, 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 #775341	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#775341 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	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 #775341 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #775341; }
.text { color: #775341; }
.border { border: 2px solid #775341; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 83 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #775341, #776e41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #775341?: #775341 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Brownstone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #775341?: The RGB value is 119, 83, 65: 119 red, 83 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #775341?: The complementary color is #416577, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #775341?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.