What color is #774F4C?

#774F4C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #774F4C?

The RGB value is 119, 79, 76: 119 red, 79 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #774F4C?

The complementary color is #4C7477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #774F4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#774F4C color

#774F4C rgb(119, 79, 76)

Shades of red

The hex color #774F4C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 31% green and 29.8% blue (119, 79, 76).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 22% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 36% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#774F4C color codes

HEX	`#774F4C`
RGB	`rgb(119, 79, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 31%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 22%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 36%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 36%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.91, 16.42, 8.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.91, 18.56, 27.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.709, 10.036, 8.157)`
Decimal	`7819084`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #774F4C, 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 #774F4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#774F4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #774F4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #774f4c; }
.text { color: #774f4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #774f4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 79 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #774f4c, #77654c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #774F4C?: #774F4C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #774F4C?: The RGB value is 119, 79, 76: 119 red, 79 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #774F4C?: The complementary color is #4C7477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #774F4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.