What color is #77334A?

#77334A 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 #77334A?

The RGB value is 119, 51, 74: 119 red, 51 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77334A?

The complementary color is #337760, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77334A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77334A color

#77334A rgb(119, 51, 74)

Shades of red

The hex color #77334A is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 20% green and 29% blue (119, 51, 74).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 40% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 38% 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 8.91:1).

#77334A color codes

HEX	`#77334A`
RGB	`rgb(119, 51, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 20%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 40%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 57%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 38%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.31, 32.33, 0.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.31, 32.33, 0.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.028, 6.785, 7.259)`
Decimal	`7811914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77334A, 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 #77334A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#77334A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #77334A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77334a; }
.text { color: #77334a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77334a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 51 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77334a, #773e33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #77334A?: #77334A 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 #77334A?: The RGB value is 119, 51, 74: 119 red, 51 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77334A?: The complementary color is #337760, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77334A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.