What color is #77231C?

#77231C is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Prune. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77231C?

The RGB value is 119, 35, 28: 119 red, 35 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77231C?

The complementary color is #1C7077, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77231C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77231C color

#77231C rgb(119, 35, 28)

Shades of red

The hex color #77231C is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 13.7% green and 11% blue (119, 35, 28).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 62% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 76% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Prune (#701C11), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.29:1).

#77231C color codes

HEX	`#77231C`
RGB	`rgb(119, 35, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 13.7%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 62%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 76%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 76%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.32, 36.15, 25.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.32, 44.01, 34.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.419, 5.209, 1.661)`
Decimal	`7807772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77231C, 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 #77231C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#77231C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #77231C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77231c; }
.text { color: #77231c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77231c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 35 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77231c, #77511c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burnt Umber.

Questions

What color is #77231C?: #77231C is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Prune. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77231C?: The RGB value is 119, 35, 28: 119 red, 35 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77231C?: The complementary color is #1C7077, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77231C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.