What color is #77166C?

#77166C is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Royal Purpleness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77166C?

The RGB value is 119, 22, 108: 119 red, 22 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77166C?

The complementary color is #167721, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77166C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77166C color

#77166C rgb(119, 22, 108)

Shades of purple

The hex color #77166C is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 8.6% green and 42.4% blue (119, 22, 108).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 69% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 82% magenta, 9% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Royal Purpleness (#881177), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.93:1).

#77166C color codes

HEX	`#77166C`
RGB	`rgb(119, 22, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 8.6%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 69%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 82%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 82%, 9%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.33, 49.63, -26.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.33, 56.11, 332.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.602, 5.579, 14.703)`
Decimal	`7804524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77166C, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #77166C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#77166C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #77166C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77166c; }
.text { color: #77166c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77166c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 22 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77166c, #77163b); }

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Questions

What color is #77166C?: #77166C is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Royal Purpleness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77166C?: The RGB value is 119, 22, 108: 119 red, 22 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77166C?: The complementary color is #167721, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77166C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.