What color is #772845?

#772845 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 #772845?

The RGB value is 119, 40, 69: 119 red, 40 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #772845?

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

Is black or white text better on #772845?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#772845 color

#772845 rgb(119, 40, 69)

Shades of red

The hex color #772845 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 15.7% green and 27.1% blue (119, 40, 69).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 50% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 66% magenta, 42% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Flirt (#7A2E4D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.66:1).

#772845 color codes

HEX	`#772845`
RGB	`rgb(119, 40, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 15.7%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 50%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 66%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 66%, 42%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.08, 37.24, 0.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.08, 37.24, 0.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.441, 5.87, 6.265)`
Decimal	`7809093`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #772845, 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 #772845	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#772845 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.66:1	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 #772845 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #772845; }
.text { color: #772845; }
.border { border: 2px solid #772845; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 40 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #772845, #773228); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #772845?: #772845 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 #772845?: The RGB value is 119, 40, 69: 119 red, 40 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #772845?: The complementary color is #28775A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #772845?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.