What color is #775D24?

#775D24 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Olivary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #775D24?

The RGB value is 119, 93, 36: 119 red, 93 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #775D24?

The complementary color is #243E77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #775D24?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#775D24 color

#775D24 rgb(119, 93, 36)

Shades of brown

The hex color #775D24 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 36.5% green and 14.1% blue (119, 93, 36).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 54% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 70% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Olivary (#6E592C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#775D24 color codes

HEX	`#775D24`
RGB	`rgb(119, 93, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 36.5%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 54%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 70%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 70%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.02, 3.93, 35.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.02, 35.94, 83.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.841, 11.879, 3.338)`
Decimal	`7822628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #775D24, 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 #775D24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#775D24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	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 #775D24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #775d24; }
.text { color: #775d24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #775d24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 93 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #775d24, #687724); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #775D24?: #775D24 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Olivary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #775D24?: The RGB value is 119, 93, 36: 119 red, 93 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #775D24?: The complementary color is #243E77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #775D24?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.