What color is #771122?

#771122 is a dark, moderate red known as Heavy Heart. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Heavy Heart?

The RGB value is 119, 17, 34: 119 red, 17 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Heavy Heart?

The complementary color is #117766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #771122?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Heavy Heart color: hex code #771122

#771122 rgb(119, 17, 34)

Shades of red

Heavy Heart has the hex code #771122. It is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 6.7% green and 13.3% blue (119, 17, 34).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 75% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 86% magenta, 71% yellow and 53% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.12:1).

Heavy Heart (#771122) color codes

HEX	`#771122`
RGB	`rgb(119, 17, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 6.7%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 75%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 86%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 86%, 71%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.07, 42.97, 18.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.07, 46.8, 23.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.098, 4.44, 1.944)`
Decimal	`7803170`
Short hex	`#712`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Heavy Heart, 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 #771122	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#771122 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #771122 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #771122; }
.text { color: #771122; }
.border { border: 2px solid #771122; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 17 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #771122, #773311); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #771122 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #771122?: #771122 is a dark, moderate red known as Heavy Heart. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Heavy Heart?: The RGB value is 119, 17, 34: 119 red, 17 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Heavy Heart?: The complementary color is #117766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #771122?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.