What color is #775C57?

#775C57 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #775C57?

The RGB value is 119, 92, 87: 119 red, 92 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #775C57?

The complementary color is #577277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #775C57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#775C57 color

#775C57 rgb(119, 92, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #775C57 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 36.1% green and 34.1% blue (119, 92, 87).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 16% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 27% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Wild West (#7E5C52), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#775C57 color codes

HEX	`#775C57`
RGB	`rgb(119, 92, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 36.1%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 16%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 27%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 27%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.63, 10.21, 7.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.63, 12.44, 34.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.155, 12.265, 10.689)`
Decimal	`7822423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #775C57, 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 #775C57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#775C57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	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 #775C57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #775c57; }
.text { color: #775c57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #775c57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 92 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #775c57, #776c57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #775C57?: #775C57 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #775C57?: The RGB value is 119, 92, 87: 119 red, 92 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #775C57?: The complementary color is #577277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #775C57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.