What color is #770022?

#770022 is a dark, vivid rose known as Evil Forces. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Evil Forces?

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

What is the complementary color of Evil Forces?

The complementary color is #007755, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #770022?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Evil Forces color: hex code #770022

#770022 rgb(119, 0, 34)

Shades of red

Evil Forces has the hex code #770022. It is a dark, vivid rose.

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

Its hue angle is 343°, with 100% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 71% yellow and 53% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.62:1).

Evil Forces (#770022) color codes

HEX	`#770022`
RGB	`rgb(119, 0, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 0%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 100%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 100%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 71%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.8, 46.63, 16.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.8, 49.62, 19.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.897, 4.039, 1.877)`
Decimal	`7798818`
Short hex	`#702`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Evil Forces, 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 #770022	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#770022 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #770022 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #770022; }
.text { color: #770022; }
.border { border: 2px solid #770022; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 0 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #770022, #771900); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #770022 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #770022?: #770022 is a dark, vivid rose known as Evil Forces. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Evil Forces?: The RGB value is 119, 0, 34: 119 red, 0 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Evil Forces?: The complementary color is #007755, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #770022?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.