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#772b2e color: Chocolate Bhut Jolokia

#772b2e is rgb(119, 43, 46) in RGB and oklch(40.108% 0.1067 20.962) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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358°
100%

40.1%
0.107
21°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Wine
  • red-900
  • Black 53%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.68:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.17:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #772b2e

#772b2e is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 40.1% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 21°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.68:1 contrast and black text 2.17:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Chocolate Bhut Jolokia (#782a2e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-900.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #772b2e mixed with white

  1. 772b2e
  2. 864041
  3. 945454
  4. a26967
  5. b07d7c
  6. be9290
  7. cba7a6
  8. d8bdbb
  9. e5d2d1
  10. f2e9e8

Darker: #772b2e mixed with black

  1. 772b2e
  2. 672427
  3. 571d1f
  4. 471618
  5. 381012
  6. 2a0a0b
  7. 1c0506
  8. 100202
  9. 050101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #772b2e with less saturation

  1. 772b2e
  2. 732f31
  3. 6f3334
  4. 6b3636
  5. 663939
  6. 623c3b
  7. 5d3f3e
  8. 584140
  9. 534443
  10. 4e4645

Questions about #772b2e

What color is #772b2e?

#772b2e is soft dark red. The closest named color is Chocolate Bhut Jolokia. In RGB it is rgb(119, 43, 46), in HSL hsl(357.63, 46.91%, 31.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.108% 0.1067 20.962).

What colors go well with #772b2e?

The complementary color of #772b2e is #00555b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #712b4f and #733300. The triadic partners are #225519 and #254681.

Is white or black text more readable on #772b2e?

White text reads better on #772b2e: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and black gives 2.17:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #772b2e a warm or cool color?

#772b2e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 21 degrees, its lightness 40.1% and its chroma 0.107.