What color is #774B40?

#774B40 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 #774B40?

The RGB value is 119, 75, 64: 119 red, 75 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #774B40?

The complementary color is #406C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #774B40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#774B40 color

#774B40 rgb(119, 75, 64)

Shades of brown

The hex color #774B40 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 29.4% green and 25.1% blue (119, 75, 64).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 30% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 46% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Magma (#7A463A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#774B40 color codes

HEX	`#774B40`
RGB	`rgb(119, 75, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 29.4%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 30%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 46%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 46%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.6, 17.29, 14.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.6, 22.44, 39.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.05, 9.325, 6.067)`
Decimal	`7818048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #774B40, 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 #774B40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#774B40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #774B40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #774b40; }
.text { color: #774b40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #774b40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 75 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #774b40, #776740); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #774B40?: #774B40 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 #774B40?: The RGB value is 119, 75, 64: 119 red, 75 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #774B40?: The complementary color is #406C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #774B40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.