What color is #77032B?

#77032B 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 #77032B?

The RGB value is 119, 3, 43: 119 red, 3 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77032B?

The complementary color is #03774F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77032B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77032B color

#77032B rgb(119, 3, 43)

Shades of red

The hex color #77032B is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 1.2% green and 16.9% blue (119, 3, 43).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 95% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 97% magenta, 64% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Bordeaux (#7B002C), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.46:1).

#77032B color codes

HEX	`#77032B`
RGB	`rgb(119, 3, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 1.2%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 95%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 97%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 97%, 64%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.2, 46.54, 11.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.2, 47.88, 13.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.077, 4.163, 2.663)`
Decimal	`7799595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77032B, 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 #77032B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#77032B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.46:1	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 #77032B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77032b; }
.text { color: #77032b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77032b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 3 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77032b, #771503); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burgundy.

Questions

What color is #77032B?: #77032B 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 #77032B?: The RGB value is 119, 3, 43: 119 red, 3 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77032B?: The complementary color is #03774F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77032B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.