What color is #773137?

#773137 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Wine. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #773137?

The RGB value is 119, 49, 55: 119 red, 49 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #773137?

The complementary color is #317771, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #773137?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#773137 color

#773137 rgb(119, 49, 55)

Shades of red

The hex color #773137 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 19.2% green and 21.6% blue (119, 49, 55).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 42% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 54% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Wine (#722F37), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#773137 color codes

HEX	`#773137`
RGB	`rgb(119, 49, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 19.2%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 42%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 59%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 54%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.39, 31.24, 11.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.39, 33.32, 20.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.396, 6.396, 4.353)`
Decimal	`7811383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #773137, 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 #773137	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#773137 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #773137 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #773137; }
.text { color: #773137; }
.border { border: 2px solid #773137; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 49 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #773137, #774e31); }

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Questions

What color is #773137?: #773137 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Wine. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #773137?: The RGB value is 119, 49, 55: 119 red, 49 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #773137?: The complementary color is #317771, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #773137?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.