What color is #771908?

#771908 is a dark, vivid red known as Obscure Ogre. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Obscure Ogre?

The RGB value is 119, 25, 8: 119 red, 25 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Obscure Ogre?

The complementary color is #086677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #771908?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Obscure Ogre color: hex code #771908

#771908 rgb(119, 25, 8)

Shades of brown

Obscure Ogre has the hex code #771908. It is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 9.8% green and 3.1% blue (119, 25, 8).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 87% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 79% magenta, 93% yellow and 53% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.9:1).

Obscure Ogre (#771908) color codes

HEX	`#771908`
RGB	`rgb(119, 25, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 9.8%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 87%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 93%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 79%, 93%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.67, 39.51, 34.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.67, 52.25, 40.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8, 4.636, 0.703)`
Decimal	`7805192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Obscure Ogre, 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 #771908	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#771908 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #771908 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #771908; }
.text { color: #771908; }
.border { border: 2px solid #771908; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 25 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #771908, #775008); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #771908 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #771908?: #771908 is a dark, vivid red known as Obscure Ogre. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Obscure Ogre?: The RGB value is 119, 25, 8: 119 red, 25 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Obscure Ogre?: The complementary color is #086677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #771908?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.