What color is #774E44?

#774E44 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 #774E44?

The RGB value is 119, 78, 68: 119 red, 78 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #774E44?

The complementary color is #446D77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #774E44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#774E44 color

#774E44 rgb(119, 78, 68)

Shades of brown

The hex color #774E44 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 30.6% green and 26.7% blue (119, 78, 68).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 27% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 43% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Roasted (#785246), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#774E44 color codes

HEX	`#774E44`
RGB	`rgb(119, 78, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 30.6%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 27%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 43%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 43%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.46, 15.97, 12.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.46, 20.59, 39.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.376, 9.789, 6.758)`
Decimal	`7818820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #774E44, 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 #774E44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#774E44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #774E44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #774e44; }
.text { color: #774e44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #774e44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 78 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #774e44, #776844); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #774E44?: #774E44 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 #774E44?: The RGB value is 119, 78, 68: 119 red, 78 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #774E44?: The complementary color is #446D77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #774E44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.