What color is #772F56?

#772F56 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #772F56?

The RGB value is 119, 47, 86: 119 red, 47 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #772F56?

The complementary color is #2F7750, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #772F56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#772F56 color

#772F56 rgb(119, 47, 86)

Shades of purple

The hex color #772F56 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 18.4% green and 33.7% blue (119, 47, 86).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 43% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 28% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Pleasure (#80385C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.03:1).

#772F56 color codes

HEX	`#772F56`
RGB	`rgb(119, 47, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 18.4%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 43%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 61%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 28%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.94, 36.07, -7.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.94, 36.92, 347.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.304, 6.628, 9.539)`
Decimal	`7810902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #772F56, 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 #772F56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#772F56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #772F56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #772f56; }
.text { color: #772f56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #772f56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 47 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #772f56, #772f32); }

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Questions

What color is #772F56?: #772F56 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #772F56?: The RGB value is 119, 47, 86: 119 red, 47 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #772F56?: The complementary color is #2F7750, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #772F56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.