What color is #772200?

#772200 is a dark, vivid orange known as Buried Lust. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Buried Lust?

The RGB value is 119, 34, 0: 119 red, 34 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Buried Lust?

The complementary color is #005577, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #772200?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Buried Lust color: hex code #772200

#772200 rgb(119, 34, 0)

Shades of brown

Buried Lust has the hex code #772200. It is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 13.3% green and 0% blue (119, 34, 0).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 100% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 100% yellow and 53% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.43:1).

Buried Lust (#772200) color codes

HEX	`#772200`
RGB	`rgb(119, 34, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 13.3%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 100%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 100%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 100%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.93, 35.74, 38.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.93, 52.6, 47.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.181, 5.067, 0.547)`
Decimal	`7807488`
Short hex	`#720`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Buried Lust, 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 #772200	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#772200 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #772200 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #772200; }
.text { color: #772200; }
.border { border: 2px solid #772200; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 34 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #772200, #775d00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Maroon.

See #772200 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #772200?: #772200 is a dark, vivid orange known as Buried Lust. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Buried Lust?: The RGB value is 119, 34, 0: 119 red, 34 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Buried Lust?: The complementary color is #005577, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #772200?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.