What color is #77233F?

#77233F is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Beet Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77233F?

The RGB value is 119, 35, 63: 119 red, 35 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77233F?

The complementary color is #23775B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77233F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77233F color

#77233F rgb(119, 35, 63)

Shades of red

The hex color #77233F is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 13.7% green and 24.7% blue (119, 35, 63).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 55% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 47% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Beet Red (#7E203F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.02:1).

#77233F color codes

HEX	`#77233F`
RGB	`rgb(119, 35, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 13.7%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 55%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 71%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 47%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.07, 38.83, 3.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.07, 38.95, 4.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.107, 5.484, 5.281)`
Decimal	`7807807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77233F, 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 #77233F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#77233F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #77233F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77233f; }
.text { color: #77233f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77233f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 35 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77233f, #773123); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #77233F?: #77233F is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Beet Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77233F?: The RGB value is 119, 35, 63: 119 red, 35 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77233F?: The complementary color is #23775B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77233F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.