What color is #77494B?

#77494B is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77494B?

The RGB value is 119, 73, 75: 119 red, 73 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77494B?

The complementary color is #497775, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77494B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77494B color

#77494B rgb(119, 73, 75)

Shades of red

The hex color #77494B is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 28.6% green and 29.4% blue (119, 73, 75).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 24% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 37% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#77494B color codes

HEX	`#77494B`
RGB	`rgb(119, 73, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 28.6%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 24%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 39%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 37%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.36, 19.89, 7.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.36, 21.11, 19.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.261, 9.196, 7.837)`
Decimal	`7817547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77494B, 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 #77494B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#77494B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #77494B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77494b; }
.text { color: #77494b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77494b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 73 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77494b, #775e49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #77494B?: #77494B is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77494B?: The RGB value is 119, 73, 75: 119 red, 73 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77494B?: The complementary color is #497775, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77494B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.