What color is #773B4C?

#773B4C is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Köfte Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #773B4C?

The RGB value is 119, 59, 76: 119 red, 59 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #773B4C?

The complementary color is #3B7766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #773B4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#773B4C color

#773B4C rgb(119, 59, 76)

Shades of red

The hex color #773B4C is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 23.1% green and 29.8% blue (119, 59, 76).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 34% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 36% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Köfte Brown (#773644), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.35:1).

#773B4C color codes

HEX	`#773B4C`
RGB	`rgb(119, 59, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 23.1%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 34%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 50%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 36%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.08, 28.2, 1.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.08, 28.25, 3.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.477, 7.573, 7.746)`
Decimal	`7813964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #773B4C, 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 #773B4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#773B4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	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 #773B4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #773b4c; }
.text { color: #773b4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #773b4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 59 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #773b4c, #77483b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #773B4C?: #773B4C is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Köfte Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #773B4C?: The RGB value is 119, 59, 76: 119 red, 59 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #773B4C?: The complementary color is #3B7766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #773B4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.