What color is #771D30?

#771D30 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Whisky Cola. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #771D30?

The RGB value is 119, 29, 48: 119 red, 29 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #771D30?

The complementary color is #1D7764, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #771D30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#771D30 color

#771D30 rgb(119, 29, 48)

Shades of red

The hex color #771D30 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 11.4% green and 18.8% blue (119, 29, 48).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 61% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 76% magenta, 60% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Whisky Cola (#772233), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.49:1).

#771D30 color codes

HEX	`#771D30`
RGB	`rgb(119, 29, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 11.4%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 61%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 76%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 76%, 60%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.78, 39.92, 11.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.78, 41.49, 15.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.581, 5.015, 3.312)`
Decimal	`7806256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #771D30, 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 #771D30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#771D30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #771D30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #771d30; }
.text { color: #771d30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #771d30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 29 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #771d30, #77371d); }

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Questions

What color is #771D30?: #771D30 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Whisky Cola. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #771D30?: The RGB value is 119, 29, 48: 119 red, 29 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #771D30?: The complementary color is #1D7764, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #771D30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.