What color is #775457?

#775457 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #775457?

The RGB value is 119, 84, 87: 119 red, 84 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #775457?

The complementary color is #547774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #775457?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#775457 color

#775457 rgb(119, 84, 87)

Shades of red

The hex color #775457 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 32.9% green and 34.1% blue (119, 84, 87).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 17% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 27% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#775457 color codes

HEX	`#775457`
RGB	`rgb(119, 84, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 32.9%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 17%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 29%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 27%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.5, 15.04, 4.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.5, 15.58, 15.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.499, 10.951, 10.47)`
Decimal	`7820375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #775457, 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 #775457	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#775457 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	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 #775457 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #775457; }
.text { color: #775457; }
.border { border: 2px solid #775457; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 84 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #775457, #776354); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #775457?: #775457 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #775457?: The RGB value is 119, 84, 87: 119 red, 84 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #775457?: The complementary color is #547774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #775457?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.