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#775040 Color

#775040 is rgb(119, 80, 64) in RGB, hsl(17, 30%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 33%, 46%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Coffee (#6F4E37), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.72. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#775040
HEX#775040
RGBrgb(119, 80, 64)
HSLhsl(17, 30%, 36%)
HSVhsv(17, 46%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 33%, 46%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(47% 0.059 43.1)
LABlab(38.14% 15.35 16.41)
LCHlch(38.14% 22.47 46.91)

What #775040 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #775040, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#775040 Channel Values

How #775040 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 119 · G 80 · B 648-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 17° · S 30% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 17° · S 46% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 33% · Y 46% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.99:1 vs white · 3.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #775040 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #775040

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #775040; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #775040

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #775040.

How #775040 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#775040
Protanopia#585840
Protanomaly#665540
Deuteranopia#5F5F3E
Deuteranomaly#69593F
Tritanopia#784E4E
Tritanomaly#784F49
Achromatopsia#595959

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #775040 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-775040: #775040;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #775040;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-775040': '#775040' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.314, blue: 0.251)
Android XML<color name="color_775040">#775040</color>
SVG fillfill="#775040"

More Brown Colors

#775040 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#775040 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #775040?

#775040 is a dark brown — rgb(119, 80, 64) in RGB and hsl(17, 30%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Coffee (#6F4E37), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.72.

What is the RGB value of #775040?

#775040 is rgb(119, 80, 64) — red 119, green 80, and blue 64 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #775040?

#775040 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 33%, 46%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #775040 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #775040 scores 6.99:1 against white and 3.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #775040 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #775040 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 23.33, which is visibly different.

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