What color is #775B4F?

#775B4F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Acorn. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #775B4F?

The RGB value is 119, 91, 79: 119 red, 91 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #775B4F?

The complementary color is #4F6B77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #775B4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#775B4F color

#775B4F rgb(119, 91, 79)

Shades of brown

The hex color #775B4F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 35.7% green and 31% blue (119, 91, 79).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 20% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 34% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Acorn (#7F5E50), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#775B4F color codes

HEX	`#775B4F`
RGB	`rgb(119, 91, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 35.7%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 20%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 34%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 34%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.17, 9.61, 11.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.17, 14.86, 49.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.76, 11.969, 9.034)`
Decimal	`7822159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #775B4F, 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 #775B4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#775B4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	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 #775B4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #775b4f; }
.text { color: #775b4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #775b4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 91 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #775b4f, #776f4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #775B4F?: #775B4F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Acorn. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #775B4F?: The RGB value is 119, 91, 79: 119 red, 91 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #775B4F?: The complementary color is #4F6B77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #775B4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.