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#772a42 color: Palace Red

#772a42 is rgb(119, 42, 66) in RGB and oklch(40.508% 0.10992 4.088) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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341°
100%

40.5%
0.110
4°
  • Rose
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Wine
  • pink-900
  • Black 53%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.57:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.19:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #772a42

#772a42 is a soft dark rose color. In OKLCH it has 40.5% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 4°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.57:1 contrast and black text 2.19:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Palace Red (#752745). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is pink-900.

More dark rose colors

Lighter: #772a42 mixed with white

  1. 772a42
  2. 863f53
  3. 945364
  4. a26876
  5. b07c88
  6. be919b
  7. cba7ae
  8. d8bcc2
  9. e5d2d6
  10. f2e8ea

Darker: #772a42 mixed with black

  1. 772a42
  2. 672338
  3. 571c2f
  4. 471625
  5. 38101c
  6. 2a0a14
  7. 1c050b
  8. 100205
  9. 050101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #772a42 with less saturation

  1. 772a42
  2. 732e43
  3. 6f3243
  4. 6b3644
  5. 673945
  6. 623c45
  7. 5e3f46
  8. 594247
  9. 544448
  10. 4f4748

Questions about #772a42

What color is #772a42?

#772a42 is soft dark rose. The closest named color is Palace Red. In RGB it is rgb(119, 42, 66), in HSL hsl(341.3, 47.83%, 31.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.508% 0.10992 4.088).

What colors go well with #772a42?

The complementary color of #772a42 is #00584f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6b2e61 and #792d1d. The triadic partners are #3d5200 and #004d7f.

Is white or black text more readable on #772a42?

White text reads better on #772a42: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 and black gives 2.19:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #772a42 a warm or cool color?

#772a42 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 4 degrees, its lightness 40.5% and its chroma 0.11.