What color is #77371F?

#77371F is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Stone Age Queen. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77371F?

The RGB value is 119, 55, 31: 119 red, 55 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77371F?

The complementary color is #1F5F77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77371F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77371F color

#77371F rgb(119, 55, 31)

Shades of brown

The hex color #77371F is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 21.6% green and 12.2% blue (119, 55, 31).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 59% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 74% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Stone Age Queen (#7A3F2B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.93:1).

#77371F color codes

HEX	`#77371F`
RGB	`rgb(119, 55, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 21.6%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 59%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 74%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 74%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.24, 26.13, 27.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.24, 38.08, 46.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.222, 6.754, 2.114)`
Decimal	`7812895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77371F, 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 #77371F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#77371F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	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 #77371F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77371f; }
.text { color: #77371f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77371f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 55 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77371f, #77631f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Walnut.

Questions

What color is #77371F?: #77371F is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Stone Age Queen. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77371F?: The RGB value is 119, 55, 31: 119 red, 55 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77371F?: The complementary color is #1F5F77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77371F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.