Information about #77020C color

#77020C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #77020C belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(119, 2, 12) — 46.7% red, 0.8% green, 4.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 46 / 42 / 53. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#77020C is a pure, full-strength earthy red that leans clearly toward the dark side. In practice it works well for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Japanese Maple (#780109). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Endra (#7B0304) and Barn Red (#7C0A02).

In RGB terms — rgb(119, 2, 12) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #77020C background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 11.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.8:1. No one has named #77020C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#77020C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#77020C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #77020C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Endra color link
Endra

#7B0304

Barn Red color link
Barn Red

#7C0A02

Maroon color link
Maroon

#800000

Red Oxide color link
Red Oxide

#6E0902

Crovazhan color link
Crovazhan

#7F0B16

Red Devil color link
Red Devil

#860111

Deep Maroon color link
Deep Maroon

#820000

UP Maroon color link
UP Maroon

#7B1113

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#77020C
  • RGB119, 2, 12
  • CMYK0, 46, 42, 53
  • CSSrgb(119, 2, 12)
  • HSL355°, 97%, 24%
  • HSL Precise354.872°, 96.694%, 23.725%
  • HSV355°, 98%, 47%
  • HSB355°, 98%, 47%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.467
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.008
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.047
  • GLSLvec3(0.467, 0.008, 0.047)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.467, 0.008, 0.047, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.467, 0.008, 0.047)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB46.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB0.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB4.7%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID77020C
  • DECIMAL ID7799308
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01