What color is #775658?

#775658 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #775658?

The RGB value is 119, 86, 88: 119 red, 86 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #775658?

The complementary color is #567775, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #775658?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#775658 color

#775658 rgb(119, 86, 88)

Shades of red

The hex color #775658 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 33.7% green and 34.5% blue (119, 86, 88).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 16% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 26% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#775658 color codes

HEX	`#775658`
RGB	`rgb(119, 86, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 33.7%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 16%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 28%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 26%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.05, 13.99, 4.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.05, 14.62, 16.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.697, 11.283, 10.74)`
Decimal	`7820888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #775658, 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 #775658	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#775658 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	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 #775658 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #775658; }
.text { color: #775658; }
.border { border: 2px solid #775658; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 86 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #775658, #776556); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #775658?: #775658 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #775658?: The RGB value is 119, 86, 88: 119 red, 86 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #775658?: The complementary color is #567775, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #775658?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.