What color is #774840?

#774840 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Magma. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #774840?

The RGB value is 119, 72, 64: 119 red, 72 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #774840?

The complementary color is #406F77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #774840?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#774840 color

#774840 rgb(119, 72, 64)

Shades of brown

The hex color #774840 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 28.2% green and 25.1% blue (119, 72, 64).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 30% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 46% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Magma (#7A463A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#774840 color codes

HEX	`#774840`
RGB	`rgb(119, 72, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 28.2%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 30%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 46%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 46%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.84, 19.09, 13.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.84, 23.25, 34.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.851, 8.928, 6.001)`
Decimal	`7817280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #774840, 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 #774840	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#774840 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #774840 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #774840; }
.text { color: #774840; }
.border { border: 2px solid #774840; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 72 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #774840, #776440); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #774840?: #774840 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Magma. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #774840?: The RGB value is 119, 72, 64: 119 red, 72 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #774840?: The complementary color is #406F77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #774840?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.