What color is #77364D?

#77364D 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 #77364D?

The RGB value is 119, 54, 77: 119 red, 54 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77364D?

The complementary color is #367760, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77364D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77364D color

#77364D rgb(119, 54, 77)

Shades of red

The hex color #77364D is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 21.2% green and 30.2% blue (119, 54, 77).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 38% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 35% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Flirt (#7A2E4D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.68:1).

#77364D color codes

HEX	`#77364D`
RGB	`rgb(119, 54, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 21.2%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 38%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 55%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 35%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.03, 31.11, -0.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.03, 31.12, 359.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.267, 7.097, 7.849)`
Decimal	`7812685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77364D, 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 #77364D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#77364D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #77364D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77364d; }
.text { color: #77364d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77364d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 54 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77364d, #774036); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #77364D?: #77364D 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 #77364D?: The RGB value is 119, 54, 77: 119 red, 54 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77364D?: The complementary color is #367760, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77364D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.