What color is #770B00?

#770B00 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Liquorice Red. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #770B00?

The RGB value is 119, 11, 0: 119 red, 11 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #770B00?

The complementary color is #006C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #770B00?

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.

#770B00 color

#770B00 rgb(119, 11, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #770B00 is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 4.3% green and 0% blue (119, 11, 0).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 100% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 91% magenta, 100% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Liquorice Red (#740900), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#770B00 color codes

HEX	`#770B00`
RGB	`rgb(119, 11, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 4.3%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 100%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 100%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 91%, 100%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.2, 43.33, 36.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.2, 56.37, 39.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.728, 4.163, 0.397)`
Decimal	`7801600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #770B00, 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 #770B00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#770B00 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 #770B00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #770b00; }
.text { color: #770b00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #770b00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 11 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #770b00, #774700); }

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Questions

What color is #770B00?: #770B00 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Liquorice Red. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #770B00?: The RGB value is 119, 11, 0: 119 red, 11 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #770B00?: The complementary color is #006C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #770B00?: 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.