What color is #77575A?

#77575A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77575A?

The RGB value is 119, 87, 90: 119 red, 87 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77575A?

The complementary color is #577774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77575A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77575A color

#77575A rgb(119, 87, 90)

Shades of red

The hex color #77575A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 34.1% green and 35.3% blue (119, 87, 90).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 16% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 24% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.37:1).

#77575A color codes

HEX	`#77575A`
RGB	`rgb(119, 87, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 34.1%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 16%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 27%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 24%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.37, 13.71, 3.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.37, 14.14, 14.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.862, 11.477, 11.209)`
Decimal	`7821146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77575A, 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 #77575A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77575A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	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 #77575A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77575a; }
.text { color: #77575a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77575a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 87 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77575a, #776457); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #77575A?: #77575A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77575A?: The RGB value is 119, 87, 90: 119 red, 87 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77575A?: The complementary color is #577774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77575A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.