What color is #77281F?

#77281F is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Prune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77281F?

The RGB value is 119, 40, 31: 119 red, 40 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77281F?

The complementary color is #1F6E77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77281F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77281F color

#77281F rgb(119, 40, 31)

Shades of brown

The hex color #77281F is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 15.7% green and 12.2% blue (119, 40, 31).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 59% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 66% magenta, 74% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Prune (#701C11), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.96:1).

#77281F color codes

HEX	`#77281F`
RGB	`rgb(119, 40, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 15.7%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 59%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 74%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 66%, 74%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.22, 33.99, 24.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.22, 41.76, 35.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.615, 5.54, 1.912)`
Decimal	`7809055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77281F, 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 #77281F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#77281F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #77281F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77281f; }
.text { color: #77281f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77281f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 40 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77281f, #77541f); }

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Questions

What color is #77281F?: #77281F is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Prune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77281F?: The RGB value is 119, 40, 31: 119 red, 40 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77281F?: The complementary color is #1F6E77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77281F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.