What color is #772B41?

#772B41 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Red Octopus. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #772B41?

The RGB value is 119, 43, 65: 119 red, 43 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #772B41?

The complementary color is #2B7761, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #772B41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#772B41 color

#772B41 rgb(119, 43, 65)

Shades of red

The hex color #772B41 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 16.9% green and 25.5% blue (119, 43, 65).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 47% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 45% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Red Octopus (#773243), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.52:1).

#772B41 color codes

HEX	`#772B41`
RGB	`rgb(119, 43, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 16.9%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 47%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 64%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 45%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.49, 35.34, 3.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.49, 35.54, 6.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.426, 6.032, 5.668)`
Decimal	`7809857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #772B41, 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 #772B41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#772B41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #772B41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #772b41; }
.text { color: #772b41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #772b41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 43 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #772b41, #773b2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #772B41?: #772B41 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Red Octopus. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #772B41?: The RGB value is 119, 43, 65: 119 red, 43 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #772B41?: The complementary color is #2B7761, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #772B41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.