What color is #774F50?

#774F50 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 #774F50?

The RGB value is 119, 79, 80: 119 red, 79 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #774F50?

The complementary color is #4F7776, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #774F50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#774F50 color

#774F50 rgb(119, 79, 80)

Shades of red

The hex color #774F50 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 31% green and 31.4% blue (119, 79, 80).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 20% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 33% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#774F50 color codes

HEX	`#774F50`
RGB	`rgb(119, 79, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 31%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 20%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 34%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 33%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.01, 16.99, 6.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.01, 18.12, 20.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.852, 10.094, 8.912)`
Decimal	`7819088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #774F50, 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 #774F50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#774F50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	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 #774F50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #774f50; }
.text { color: #774f50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #774f50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 79 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #774f50, #77624f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #774F50?: #774F50 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 #774F50?: The RGB value is 119, 79, 80: 119 red, 79 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #774F50?: The complementary color is #4F7776, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #774F50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.