What color is #775D5F?

#775D5F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #775D5F?

The RGB value is 119, 93, 95: 119 red, 93 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #775D5F?

The complementary color is #5D7775, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #775D5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#775D5F color

#775D5F rgb(119, 93, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #775D5F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 36.5% green and 37.3% blue (119, 93, 95).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 12% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 20% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#775D5F color codes

HEX	`#775D5F`
RGB	`rgb(119, 93, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 36.5%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 12%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 22%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 20%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.12, 10.93, 2.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.12, 11.31, 14.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.588, 12.577, 12.536)`
Decimal	`7822687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #775D5F, 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 #775D5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#775D5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #775D5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #775d5f; }
.text { color: #775d5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #775d5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 93 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #775d5f, #77685d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #775D5F?: #775D5F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #775D5F?: The RGB value is 119, 93, 95: 119 red, 93 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #775D5F?: The complementary color is #5D7775, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #775D5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.