What color is #772E49?

#772E49 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 #772E49?

The RGB value is 119, 46, 73: 119 red, 46 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #772E49?

The complementary color is #2E775C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #772E49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#772E49 color

#772E49 rgb(119, 46, 73)

Shades of red

The hex color #772E49 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 18% green and 28.6% blue (119, 46, 73).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 44% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 39% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Flirt (#7A2E4D), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.25:1).

#772E49 color codes

HEX	`#772E49`
RGB	`rgb(119, 46, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 18%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 44%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 61%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 39%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.3, 34.8, -0.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.3, 34.8, 359.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.788, 6.358, 7.014)`
Decimal	`7810633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #772E49, 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 #772E49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#772E49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #772E49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #772e49; }
.text { color: #772e49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #772e49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 46 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #772e49, #77382e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #772E49?: #772E49 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 #772E49?: The RGB value is 119, 46, 73: 119 red, 46 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #772E49?: The complementary color is #2E775C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #772E49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.