What color is #770011?

#770011 is a dark, vivid red known as Blood Brother. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Blood Brother?

The RGB value is 119, 0, 17: 119 red, 0 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Blood Brother?

The complementary color is #007766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #770011?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Blood Brother color: hex code #770011

#770011 rgb(119, 0, 17)

Shades of red

Blood Brother has the hex code #770011. It is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 0% green and 6.7% blue (119, 0, 17).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 100% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 86% yellow and 53% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.72:1).

Blood Brother (#770011) color codes

HEX	`#770011`
RGB	`rgb(119, 0, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 0%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 100%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 100%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 86%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.55, 45.96, 27.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.55, 53.76, 31.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.71, 3.964, 0.889)`
Decimal	`7798801`
Short hex	`#701`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Blood Brother, 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 #770011	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#770011 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #770011 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #770011; }
.text { color: #770011; }
.border { border: 2px solid #770011; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 0 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #770011, #772b00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burgundy.

See #770011 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #770011?: #770011 is a dark, vivid red known as Blood Brother. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Blood Brother?: The RGB value is 119, 0, 17: 119 red, 0 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Blood Brother?: The complementary color is #007766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #770011?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.