What color is #773C47?

#773C47 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Köfte Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #773C47?

The RGB value is 119, 60, 71: 119 red, 60 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #773C47?

The complementary color is #3C776C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #773C47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#773C47 color

#773C47 rgb(119, 60, 71)

Shades of red

The hex color #773C47 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 23.5% green and 27.8% blue (119, 60, 71).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 33% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 40% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Köfte Brown (#773644), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.33:1).

#773C47 color codes

HEX	`#773C47`
RGB	`rgb(119, 60, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 23.5%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 33%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 50%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 40%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.16, 26.97, 5.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.16, 27.45, 10.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.361, 7.61, 6.883)`
Decimal	`7814215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #773C47, 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 #773C47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#773C47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	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 #773C47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #773c47; }
.text { color: #773c47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #773c47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 60 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #773c47, #774e3c); }

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Questions

What color is #773C47?: #773C47 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Köfte Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #773C47?: The RGB value is 119, 60, 71: 119 red, 60 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #773C47?: The complementary color is #3C776C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #773C47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.