What color is #772F49?

#772F49 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 #772F49?

The RGB value is 119, 47, 73: 119 red, 47 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #772F49?

The complementary color is #2F775D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #772F49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#772F49 color

#772F49 rgb(119, 47, 73)

Shades of red

The hex color #772F49 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 18.4% green and 28.6% blue (119, 47, 73).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 43% saturation and 33% 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 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.18:1).

#772F49 color codes

HEX	`#772F49`
RGB	`rgb(119, 47, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 18.4%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 43%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 61%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 39%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.49, 34.29, -0.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.49, 34.29, 359.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.827, 6.437, 7.027)`
Decimal	`7810889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #772F49, 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 #772F49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#772F49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #772F49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #772f49; }
.text { color: #772f49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #772f49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 47 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #772f49, #77392f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #772F49?: #772F49 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 #772F49?: The RGB value is 119, 47, 73: 119 red, 47 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #772F49?: The complementary color is #2F775D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #772F49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.