#77150E Color

#77150E is rgb(119, 21, 14) in RGB, hsl(4, 79%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 82%, 88%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is UP Maroon (#7B1113), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.17. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#77150E

HEX#77150E

RGBrgb(119, 21, 14)

HSLhsl(4, 79%, 26%)

HSVhsv(4, 88%, 47%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 82%, 88%, 53%)

OKLCHoklch(37.1% 0.133 29.3)

LABlab(25.77% 41.57 32.29)

LCHlch(25.77% 52.64 37.84)

What #77150E 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 #77150E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

UP Maroon#7B1113ΔE 3.17 Mulberry#770F05ΔE 3.64 Falu Red#801818ΔE 4.25 Blood Red#660000ΔE 6.1 Kenyan Copper#7C1C05ΔE 6.24 Barn Red#7C0A02ΔE 6.93

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#77150E Channel Values

How #77150E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 119 · G 21 · B 14	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 4° · S 79% · L 26%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 4° · S 88% · V 47%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 82% · Y 88% · K 53%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	11.06:1 vs white · 1.9:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #77150E 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 text11.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #77150E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #77150E; 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 #77150E

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.

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How #77150E 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#77150E

Protanopia#37370C

Protanomaly#572C0D

Deuteranopia#494900

Deuteranomaly#5F3A05

Tritanopia#771414

Tritanomaly#771512

Achromatopsia#3C3C3C

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Using #77150E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-77150e: #77150E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #77150E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-77150e': '#77150E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.082, blue: 0.055)

Android XML<color name="color_77150e">#77150E</color>

SVG fillfill="#77150E"

More Red Colors

#77150E sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000 fffafa 1f0005 fff5f5 1f0008 fff1f2 240000 fff1f0 240909 fff0f2 270707 ffedeb 4e0707 710f04 940000 a81c07 c0362c cdacac e30022 ee204d fa8072 ff1818 ff6467 ffb7c5

#77150E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #77150E?

#77150E is a dark red — rgb(119, 21, 14) in RGB and hsl(4, 79%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is UP Maroon (#7B1113), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.17.

What is the RGB value of #77150E?

#77150E is rgb(119, 21, 14) — red 119, green 21, and blue 14 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #77150E?

#77150E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 82%, 88%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #77150E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #77150E scores 11.06:1 against white and 1.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #77150E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #77150E 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 9.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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