What color is #775B34?

#775B34 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Autumn Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #775B34?

The RGB value is 119, 91, 52: 119 red, 91 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #775B34?

The complementary color is #345077, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #775B34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#775B34 color

#775B34 rgb(119, 91, 52)

Shades of brown

The hex color #775B34 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 35.7% green and 20.4% blue (119, 91, 52).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 39% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 56% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Autumn Gold (#7D623C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#775B34 color codes

HEX	`#775B34`
RGB	`rgb(119, 91, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 35.7%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 39%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 56%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 56%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.66, 6.4, 26.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.66, 27.46, 76.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.969, 11.653, 4.867)`
Decimal	`7822132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #775B34, 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 #775B34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#775B34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	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 #775B34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #775b34; }
.text { color: #775b34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #775b34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 91 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #775b34, #727734); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #775B34?: #775B34 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Autumn Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #775B34?: The RGB value is 119, 91, 52: 119 red, 91 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #775B34?: The complementary color is #345077, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #775B34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.