What color is #775E49?

#775E49 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Baby Bear. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #775E49?

The RGB value is 119, 94, 73: 119 red, 94 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #775E49?

The complementary color is #496277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #775E49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#775E49 color

#775E49 rgb(119, 94, 73)

Shades of brown

The hex color #775E49 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 36.9% green and 28.6% blue (119, 94, 73).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 24% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 39% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Baby Bear (#6F5944), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#775E49 color codes

HEX	`#775E49`
RGB	`rgb(119, 94, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 36.9%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 24%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 39%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 39%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.86, 6.98, 15.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.86, 17.38, 66.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.813, 12.409, 8.022)`
Decimal	`7822921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #775E49, 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 #775E49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#775E49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	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 #775E49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #775e49; }
.text { color: #775e49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #775e49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 94 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #775e49, #777549); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #775E49?: #775E49 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Baby Bear. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #775E49?: The RGB value is 119, 94, 73: 119 red, 94 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #775E49?: The complementary color is #496277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #775E49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.