What color is #774F48?

#774F48 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Roasted. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #774F48?

The RGB value is 119, 79, 72: 119 red, 79 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #774F48?

The complementary color is #487077, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #774F48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#774F48 color

#774F48 rgb(119, 79, 72)

Shades of brown

The hex color #774F48 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 31% green and 28.2% blue (119, 79, 72).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 25% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 39% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Roasted (#785246), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#774F48 color codes

HEX	`#774F48`
RGB	`rgb(119, 79, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 31%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 25%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 39%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 39%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.81, 15.88, 10.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.81, 19.31, 34.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.574, 9.983, 7.447)`
Decimal	`7819080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #774F48, 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 #774F48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#774F48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #774F48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #774f48; }
.text { color: #774f48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #774f48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 79 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #774f48, #776648); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #774F48?: #774F48 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Roasted. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #774F48?: The RGB value is 119, 79, 72: 119 red, 79 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #774F48?: The complementary color is #487077, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #774F48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.