Recognised as Colour
#772A35
- #772A35
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#772A35 is a red with RGB values 119, 42, 53 and HSL 351°, 48%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#772A35#772A35
HEX#772A35
RGBrgb(119, 42, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.1647, 0.2078
RGB percentages46.7%, 16.5%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(351.4, 47.8%, 31.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.4, 64.7%, 46.7%)
CMYK0%, 64.7%, 55.5%, 53.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,809,589
CSS custom property--colour: #772A35;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05835WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.69:1
Contrast with white9.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#88D5CA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2A776C
Analogous#772A5B, #77462A
Triadic#35772A, #2A3577
Split complementary#2A7746, #2A5B77
Tetradic#5B772A, #2A776C, #462A77
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R119
G42
B53
Red119 (46.7%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue351.43°
Saturation (HSL)47.83%
Lightness31.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 77 · G 2A · B 35
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