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#775F4B Color

#775F4B is rgb(119, 95, 75) in RGB, hsl(27, 23%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 20%, 37%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Brown (#836953), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.4. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#775F4B
HEX#775F4B
RGBrgb(119, 95, 75)
HSLhsl(27, 23%, 38%)
HSVhsv(27, 37%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 37%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(50.4% 0.044 61.4)
LABlab(42.36% 7.80 15.36)
LCHlch(42.36% 17.23 63.07)

What #775F4B 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 #775F4B, 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.

#775F4B Channel Values

How #775F4B 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 95 · B 758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 27° · S 23% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 27° · S 37% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 20% · Y 37% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.96:1 vs white · 3.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #775F4B 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 text5.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #775F4B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #775F4B; 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 #775F4B

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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How #775F4B 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#775F4B
Protanopia#64644B
Protanomaly#6C624B
Deuteranopia#68684A
Deuteranomaly#6E644A
Tritanopia#795D5D
Tritanomaly#785E56
Achromatopsia#646464

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Using #775F4B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-775f4b: #775F4B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #775F4B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-775f4b': '#775F4B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.373, blue: 0.294)
Android XML<color name="color_775f4b">#775F4B</color>
SVG fillfill="#775F4B"

More Brown Colors

#775F4B sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#775F4B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #775F4B?

#775F4B is a dark brown — rgb(119, 95, 75) in RGB and hsl(27, 23%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Brown (#836953), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.4.

What is the RGB value of #775F4B?

#775F4B is rgb(119, 95, 75) — red 119, green 95, and blue 75 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #775F4B?

#775F4B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 20%, 37%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #775F4B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #775F4B scores 5.96:1 against white and 3.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #775F4B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #775F4B 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 17.35, which is visibly different.

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