What color is #771A24?

#771A24 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Heavy Heart. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #771A24?

The RGB value is 119, 26, 36: 119 red, 26 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #771A24?

The complementary color is #1A776D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #771A24?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#771A24 color

#771A24 rgb(119, 26, 36)

Shades of red

The hex color #771A24 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 10.2% green and 14.1% blue (119, 26, 36).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 64% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 78% magenta, 70% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Heart (#771122), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.73:1).

#771A24 color codes

HEX	`#771A24`
RGB	`rgb(119, 26, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 10.2%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 64%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 78%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 78%, 70%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.13, 40.22, 18.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.13, 44.28, 24.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.296, 4.789, 2.156)`
Decimal	`7805476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #771A24, 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 #771A24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#771A24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #771A24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #771a24; }
.text { color: #771a24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #771a24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 26 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #771a24, #773f1a); }

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Questions

What color is #771A24?: #771A24 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Heavy Heart. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #771A24?: The RGB value is 119, 26, 36: 119 red, 26 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #771A24?: The complementary color is #1A776D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #771A24?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.