What color is #770030?

#770030 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Bordeaux. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #770030?

The RGB value is 119, 0, 48: 119 red, 0 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #770030?

The complementary color is #007747, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #770030?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#770030 color

#770030 rgb(119, 0, 48)

Shades of red

The hex color #770030 is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 0% green and 18.8% blue (119, 0, 48).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 100% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 60% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Bordeaux (#7B002C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.49:1).

#770030 color codes

HEX	`#770030`
RGB	`rgb(119, 0, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 0%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 100%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 100%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 60%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.12, 47.49, 7.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.12, 48.11, 9.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.142, 4.137, 3.165)`
Decimal	`7798832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #770030, 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 #770030	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#770030 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	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 #770030 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #770030; }
.text { color: #770030; }
.border { border: 2px solid #770030; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 0 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #770030, #770b00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burgundy.

Questions

What color is #770030?: #770030 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Bordeaux. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #770030?: The RGB value is 119, 0, 48: 119 red, 0 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #770030?: The complementary color is #007747, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #770030?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.