What color is #77465B?

#77465B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77465B?

The RGB value is 119, 70, 91: 119 red, 70 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77465B?

The complementary color is #467762, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77465B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77465B color

#77465B rgb(119, 70, 91)

Shades of red

The hex color #77465B is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 27.5% green and 35.7% blue (119, 70, 91).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 26% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 24% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Nocturne Red (#7A4B56), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#77465B color codes

HEX	`#77465B`
RGB	`rgb(119, 70, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 27.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 26%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 41%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 24%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.1, 24.08, -3.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.1, 24.32, 351.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.686, 9.058, 11.028)`
Decimal	`7816795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77465B, 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 #77465B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#77465B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #77465B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77465b; }
.text { color: #77465b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77465b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 70 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77465b, #774a46); }

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Questions

What color is #77465B?: #77465B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77465B?: The RGB value is 119, 70, 91: 119 red, 70 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77465B?: The complementary color is #467762, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77465B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.