What color is #775441?

#775441 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 #775441?

The RGB value is 119, 84, 65: 119 red, 84 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #775441?

The complementary color is #416477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #775441?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#775441 color

#775441 rgb(119, 84, 65)

Shades of brown

The hex color #775441 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 32.9% green and 25.5% blue (119, 84, 65).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 29% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 45% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Brownstone (#785441), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#775441 color codes

HEX	`#775441`
RGB	`rgb(119, 84, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 32.9%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 29%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 45%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 45%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.98, 11.99, 16.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.98, 20.7, 54.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.733, 10.645, 6.437)`
Decimal	`7820353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #775441, 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 #775441	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#775441 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	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 #775441 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #775441; }
.text { color: #775441; }
.border { border: 2px solid #775441; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 84 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #775441, #776f41); }

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Questions

What color is #775441?: #775441 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 #775441?: The RGB value is 119, 84, 65: 119 red, 84 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #775441?: The complementary color is #416477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #775441?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.