What color is #773243?

#773243 is a dark, desaturated red known as Red Octopus. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Red Octopus?

The RGB value is 119, 50, 67: 119 red, 50 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Red Octopus?

The complementary color is #327766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #773243?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Red Octopus color: hex code #773243

#773243 rgb(119, 50, 67)

Shades of red

Red Octopus has the hex code #773243. It is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 19.6% green and 26.3% blue (119, 50, 67).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 41% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 44% yellow and 53% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.05:1).

Red Octopus (#773243) color codes

HEX	`#773243`
RGB	`rgb(119, 50, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 19.6%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 41%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 58%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 44%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.9, 32, 4.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.9, 32.31, 7.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.762, 6.609, 6.071)`
Decimal	`7811651`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Red Octopus, 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 #773243	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#773243 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	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 #773243 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #773243; }
.text { color: #773243; }
.border { border: 2px solid #773243; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 50 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #773243, #774332); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #773243 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #773243?: #773243 is a dark, desaturated red known as Red Octopus. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Red Octopus?: The RGB value is 119, 50, 67: 119 red, 50 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Red Octopus?: The complementary color is #327766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #773243?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.