What color is #773344?

#773344 is a dark, desaturated red known as Satin Chocolate. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Satin Chocolate?

The RGB value is 119, 51, 68: 119 red, 51 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Satin Chocolate?

The complementary color is #337766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #773344?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Satin Chocolate color: hex code #773344

#773344 rgb(119, 51, 68)

Shades of red

Satin Chocolate has the hex code #773344. It is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 20% green and 26.7% blue (119, 51, 68).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 40% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 43% yellow and 53% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

Satin Chocolate (#773344) color codes

HEX	`#773344`
RGB	`rgb(119, 51, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 20%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 40%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 57%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 43%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.13, 31.58, 4.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.13, 31.85, 7.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.836, 6.708, 6.245)`
Decimal	`7811908`
Short hex	`#734`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Satin Chocolate, 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 #773344	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#773344 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	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 #773344 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #773344; }
.text { color: #773344; }
.border { border: 2px solid #773344; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 51 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #773344, #774433); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #773344 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #773344?: #773344 is a dark, desaturated red known as Satin Chocolate. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Satin Chocolate?: The RGB value is 119, 51, 68: 119 red, 51 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Satin Chocolate?: The complementary color is #337766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #773344?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.