What color is #775A5D?

#775A5D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #775A5D?

The RGB value is 119, 90, 93: 119 red, 90 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #775A5D?

The complementary color is #5A7774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #775A5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#775A5D color

#775A5D rgb(119, 90, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #775A5D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 35.3% green and 36.5% blue (119, 90, 93).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 14% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 22% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#775A5D color codes

HEX	`#775A5D`
RGB	`rgb(119, 90, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 35.3%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 14%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 24%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 22%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.26, 12.4, 2.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.26, 12.73, 13.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.24, 12.025, 11.977)`
Decimal	`7821917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #775A5D, 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 #775A5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#775A5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	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 #775A5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #775a5d; }
.text { color: #775a5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #775a5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 90 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #775a5d, #77665a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #775A5D?: #775A5D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #775A5D?: The RGB value is 119, 90, 93: 119 red, 90 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #775A5D?: The complementary color is #5A7774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #775A5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.