What color is #775C65?

#775C65 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #775C65?

The RGB value is 119, 92, 101: 119 red, 92 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #775C65?

The complementary color is #5C776E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #775C65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#775C65 color

#775C65 rgb(119, 92, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #775C65 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 36.1% green and 39.6% blue (119, 92, 101).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 13% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 15% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#775C65 color codes

HEX	`#775C65`
RGB	`rgb(119, 92, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 36.1%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 13%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 23%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 15%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.03, 12.58, -0.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.03, 12.62, 355.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.784, 12.516, 13.999)`
Decimal	`7822437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #775C65, 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 #775C65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#775C65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #775C65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #775c65; }
.text { color: #775c65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #775c65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 92 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #775c65, #77605c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #775C65?: #775C65 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #775C65?: The RGB value is 119, 92, 101: 119 red, 92 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #775C65?: The complementary color is #5C776E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #775C65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.