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#770808 Color

#770808 is rgb(119, 8, 8) in RGB, hsl(0, 87%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 93%, 93%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mulberry (#770F05), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.3. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#770808
HEX#770808
RGBrgb(119, 8, 8)
HSLhsl(0, 87%, 25%)
HSVhsv(0, 93%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 93%, 93%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(36.2% 0.142 28.2)
LABlab(24.62% 44.55 33.88)
LCHlch(24.62% 55.97 37.25)

What #770808 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #770808, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#770808 Channel Values

How #770808 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 119 · G 8 · B 88-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 0° · S 87% · L 25%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 0° · S 93% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 93% · Y 93% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.52:1 vs white · 1.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #770808 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text11.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #770808 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #770808

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #770808; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #770808

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #770808.

How #770808 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#770808
Protanopia#333305
Protanomaly#562806
Deuteranopia#474700
Deuteranomaly#5E3700
Tritanopia#770808
Tritanomaly#770808
Achromatopsia#393939

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #770808 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-770808: #770808;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #770808;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-770808': '#770808' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.031, blue: 0.031)
Android XML<color name="color_770808">#770808</color>
SVG fillfill="#770808"

More Red Colors

#770808 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#770808 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #770808?

#770808 is a dark red — rgb(119, 8, 8) in RGB and hsl(0, 87%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mulberry (#770F05), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.3.

What is the RGB value of #770808?

#770808 is rgb(119, 8, 8) — red 119, green 8, and blue 8 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #770808?

#770808 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 93%, 93%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #770808 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #770808 scores 11.52:1 against white and 1.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #770808 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #770808 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is maroon (#800000) at a CIE76 distance of 6.98, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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