What color is #774646?

#774646 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 #774646?

The RGB value is 119, 70, 70: 119 red, 70 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #774646?

The complementary color is #467777, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #774646?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#774646 color

#774646 rgb(119, 70, 70)

Shades of red

The hex color #774646 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 27.5% green and 27.5% blue (119, 70, 70).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 26% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 41% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Wine Cellar (#70403D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#774646 color codes

HEX	`#774646`
RGB	`rgb(119, 70, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 27.5%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 26%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 41%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 41%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.49, 21.01, 9.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.49, 22.86, 23.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.904, 8.745, 6.907)`
Decimal	`7816774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #774646, 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 #774646	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#774646 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #774646 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #774646; }
.text { color: #774646; }
.border { border: 2px solid #774646; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 70 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #774646, #775f46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #774646?: #774646 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 #774646?: The RGB value is 119, 70, 70: 119 red, 70 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #774646?: The complementary color is #467777, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #774646?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.