What color is #773D55?

#773D55 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #773D55?

The RGB value is 119, 61, 85: 119 red, 61 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #773D55?

The complementary color is #3D775F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #773D55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#773D55 color

#773D55 rgb(119, 61, 85)

Shades of red

The hex color #773D55 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 23.9% green and 33.3% blue (119, 61, 85).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 32% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 29% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#773D55 color codes

HEX	`#773D55`
RGB	`rgb(119, 61, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 23.9%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 32%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 49%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 29%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.81, 28.36, -2.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.81, 28.51, 354.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.917, 7.916, 9.546)`
Decimal	`7814485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #773D55, 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 #773D55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#773D55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #773D55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #773d55; }
.text { color: #773d55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #773d55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 61 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #773d55, #77423d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #773D55?: #773D55 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #773D55?: The RGB value is 119, 61, 85: 119 red, 61 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #773D55?: The complementary color is #3D775F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #773D55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.