What color is #774141?

#774141 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Wine Cellar. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #774141?

The RGB value is 119, 65, 65: 119 red, 65 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #774141?

The complementary color is #417777, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #774141?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#774141 color

#774141 rgb(119, 65, 65)

Shades of red

The hex color #774141 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 25.5% green and 25.5% blue (119, 65, 65).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 29% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 45% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Wine Cellar (#70403D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.02:1).

#774141 color codes

HEX	`#774141`
RGB	`rgb(119, 65, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 25.5%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 29%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 45%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 45%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.16, 23.35, 10.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.16, 25.53, 23.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.453, 8.085, 6.01)`
Decimal	`7815489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #774141, 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 #774141	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#774141 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #774141 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #774141; }
.text { color: #774141; }
.border { border: 2px solid #774141; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 65 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #774141, #775c41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #774141?: #774141 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Wine Cellar. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #774141?: The RGB value is 119, 65, 65: 119 red, 65 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #774141?: The complementary color is #417777, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #774141?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.