What color is #77150E?

#77150E is a dark, moderate red known as Blackened Sun. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77150E?

The RGB value is 119, 21, 14: 119 red, 21 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77150E?

The complementary color is #0E7077, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77150E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77150E color

#77150E rgb(119, 21, 14)

Shades of red

The hex color #77150E is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 8.2% green and 5.5% blue (119, 21, 14).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 79% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 82% magenta, 88% yellow and 53% black.

This exact color is also called Blackened Sun.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.06:1).

#77150E color codes

HEX	`#77150E`
RGB	`rgb(119, 21, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 8.2%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 79%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 88%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 82%, 88%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.23, 40.99, 31.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.23, 51.49, 37.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.956, 4.491, 0.863)`
Decimal	`7804174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77150E, 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 #77150E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#77150E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #77150E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77150e; }
.text { color: #77150e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77150e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 21 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77150e, #774a0e); }

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Questions

What color is #77150E?: #77150E is a dark, moderate red known as Blackened Sun. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77150E?: The RGB value is 119, 21, 14: 119 red, 21 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77150E?: The complementary color is #0E7077, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77150E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.