Recognised as Colour
#772B50
- #772B50
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#772B50 is a red with RGB values 119, 43, 80 and HSL 331°, 47%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#772B50#772B50
HEX#772B50
RGBrgb(119, 43, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.1686, 0.3137
RGB percentages46.7%, 16.9%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(330.8, 46.9%, 31.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330.8, 63.9%, 46.7%)
CMYK0%, 63.9%, 32.8%, 53.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,809,872
CSS custom property--colour: #772B50;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.35:1
Contrast with white9.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#88D4AF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2B7752
Analogous#772B76, #772C2B
Triadic#50772B, #2B5077
Split complementary#2B772C, #2B7677
Tetradic#76772B, #2B7752, #2C2B77
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R119
G43
B80
Red119 (46.7%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue330.79°
Saturation (HSL)46.91%
Lightness31.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 77 · G 2B · B 50
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