What color is #774C44?

#774C44 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Roasted. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #774C44?

The RGB value is 119, 76, 68: 119 red, 76 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #774C44?

The complementary color is #446F77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #774C44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#774C44 color

#774C44 rgb(119, 76, 68)

Shades of brown

The hex color #774C44 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 29.8% green and 26.7% blue (119, 76, 68).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 27% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 43% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Roasted (#785246), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#774C44 color codes

HEX	`#774C44`
RGB	`rgb(119, 76, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 29.8%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 27%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 43%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 43%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.95, 17.18, 12.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.95, 21.12, 35.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.236, 9.509, 6.711)`
Decimal	`7818308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #774C44, 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 #774C44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#774C44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	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 #774C44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #774c44; }
.text { color: #774c44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #774c44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 76 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #774c44, #776644); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #774C44?: #774C44 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Roasted. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #774C44?: The RGB value is 119, 76, 68: 119 red, 76 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #774C44?: The complementary color is #446F77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #774C44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.