What color is #774E49?

#774E49 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #774E49?

The RGB value is 119, 78, 73: 119 red, 78 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #774E49?

The complementary color is #497277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #774E49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#774E49 color

#774E49 rgb(119, 78, 73)

Shades of brown

The hex color #774E49 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 30.6% green and 28.6% blue (119, 78, 73).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 24% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 39% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#774E49 color codes

HEX	`#774E49`
RGB	`rgb(119, 78, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 30.6%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 24%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 39%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 39%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.58, 16.62, 10.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.58, 19.42, 31.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.535, 9.853, 7.596)`
Decimal	`7818825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #774E49, 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 #774E49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#774E49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #774E49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #774e49; }
.text { color: #774e49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #774e49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 78 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #774e49, #776549); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #774E49?: #774E49 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #774E49?: The RGB value is 119, 78, 73: 119 red, 78 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #774E49?: The complementary color is #497277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #774E49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.