#770022Evil Forces (#770022) is a dark, saturated red with an OKLCH hue of 16°, lightness 0.36 and chroma 0.145. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #770022 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(119, 0, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(343, 100%, 23%) |
| HSV | hsv(343, 100%, 47%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 100%, 71%, 53%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(23.8 46.6 17) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.362 0.145 16) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Evil Forces shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#77001f — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#790021 — ΔE 0.5, is virtually unchanged#770022 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#770023 — ΔE 0.1, is virtually unchangedTest Evil Forces in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 11.62:1 and against black 1.81:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#e39599 · #c16a71 · #9f404b · #770022 · #480010 · #1a0002
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#90471b · #852a1a · #770022 · #5a002c · #3e002c · #250025
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#d4a87a · #d0737a · #a46400 · #735029 · #770022 · #4b0012
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#00dfe2 · #a1696c · #725153 · #770022 · #400c14 · #1a0104
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e3f6f6 · #cdb4b4 · #7c8a89 · #684e4f · #770022 · #192a2a
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e6f5f5 · #bccdcd · #8ca0a0 · #0b2728 · #000505 · #770022
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#cbdebc · #cba8c3 · #238295 · #415469 · #770022 · #1f0616
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#c3dcbd · #7dcd9f · #5b8692 · #425065 · #770022 · #1f0515
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e5f9dc · #99cc80 · #4687dc · #205598 · #770022 · #152e05
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f5f4d3 · #c4bf63 · #009a9b · #524896 · #770022 · #002e2e
#923440 · #AD585F · #C67C81 · #DFA0A3 · #F8C5C7
#66001B · #550015 · #45000F · #350009 · #270005
#6D1B28 · #62292E · #563234
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.