What color is #774E4A?

#774E4A 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 #774E4A?

The RGB value is 119, 78, 74: 119 red, 78 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #774E4A?

The complementary color is #4A7377, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #774E4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#774E4A color

#774E4A rgb(119, 78, 74)

Shades of brown

The hex color #774E4A is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 30.6% green and 29% blue (119, 78, 74).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 23% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 38% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#774E4A color codes

HEX	`#774E4A`
RGB	`rgb(119, 78, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 30.6%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 23%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 38%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 38%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.6, 16.75, 9.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.6, 19.23, 29.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.569, 9.866, 7.772)`
Decimal	`7818826`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #774E4A, 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 #774E4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#774E4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	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 #774E4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #774e4a; }
.text { color: #774e4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #774e4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 78 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #774e4a, #77644a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #774E4A?: #774E4A 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 #774E4A?: The RGB value is 119, 78, 74: 119 red, 78 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #774E4A?: The complementary color is #4A7377, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #774E4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.