What color is #772844?

#772844 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Flirt. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #772844?

The RGB value is 119, 40, 68: 119 red, 40 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #772844?

The complementary color is #28775B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #772844?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#772844 color

#772844 rgb(119, 40, 68)

Shades of red

The hex color #772844 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 15.7% green and 26.7% blue (119, 40, 68).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 50% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 66% magenta, 43% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Flirt (#7A2E4D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.67:1).

#772844 color codes

HEX	`#772844`
RGB	`rgb(119, 40, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 15.7%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 50%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 66%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 66%, 43%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.05, 37.12, 1.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.05, 37.14, 1.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.411, 5.858, 6.103)`
Decimal	`7809092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #772844, 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 #772844	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#772844 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #772844 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #772844; }
.text { color: #772844; }
.border { border: 2px solid #772844; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 40 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #772844, #773428); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #772844?: #772844 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Flirt. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #772844?: The RGB value is 119, 40, 68: 119 red, 40 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #772844?: The complementary color is #28775B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #772844?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.