What color is #774C46?

#774C46 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #774C46?

The RGB value is 119, 76, 70: 119 red, 76 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #774C46?

The complementary color is #467177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #774C46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#774C46 color

#774C46 rgb(119, 76, 70)

Shades of brown

The hex color #774C46 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 29.8% green and 27.5% blue (119, 76, 70).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 26% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 41% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Root Beer (#81544A), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#774C46 color codes

HEX	`#774C46`
RGB	`rgb(119, 76, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 29.8%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 26%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 41%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 41%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.99, 17.43, 11.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.99, 20.66, 32.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.298, 9.534, 7.038)`
Decimal	`7818310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #774C46, 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 #774C46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#774C46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #774C46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #774c46; }
.text { color: #774c46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #774c46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 76 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #774c46, #776446); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #774C46?: #774C46 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #774C46?: The RGB value is 119, 76, 70: 119 red, 76 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #774C46?: The complementary color is #467177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #774C46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.