What color is #77234B?

#77234B is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Flirt. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77234B?

The RGB value is 119, 35, 75: 119 red, 35 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77234B?

The complementary color is #23774F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77234B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77234B color

#77234B rgb(119, 35, 75)

Shades of red

The hex color #77234B is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 13.7% green and 29.4% blue (119, 35, 75).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 55% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 37% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Flirt (#7A2E4D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.88:1).

#77234B color codes

HEX	`#77234B`
RGB	`rgb(119, 35, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 13.7%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 55%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 71%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 37%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.47, 40.2, -4.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.47, 40.44, 353.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.479, 5.633, 7.243)`
Decimal	`7807819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77234B, 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 #77234B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#77234B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #77234B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77234b; }
.text { color: #77234b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77234b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 35 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77234b, #772523); }

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Questions

What color is #77234B?: #77234B is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Flirt. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77234B?: The RGB value is 119, 35, 75: 119 red, 35 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77234B?: The complementary color is #23774F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77234B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.