What color is #773860?

#773860 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #773860?

The RGB value is 119, 56, 96: 119 red, 56 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #773860?

The complementary color is #38774F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #773860?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#773860 color

#773860 rgb(119, 56, 96)

Shades of purple

The hex color #773860 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 22% green and 37.6% blue (119, 56, 96).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 36% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 19% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#773860 color codes

HEX	`#773860`
RGB	`rgb(119, 56, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 22%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 36%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 53%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 19%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.13, 32.89, -11.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.13, 34.7, 341.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.133, 7.596, 11.944)`
Decimal	`7813216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #773860, 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 #773860	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#773860 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	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 #773860 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #773860; }
.text { color: #773860; }
.border { border: 2px solid #773860; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 56 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #773860, #773840); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #773860?: #773860 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #773860?: The RGB value is 119, 56, 96: 119 red, 56 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #773860?: The complementary color is #38774F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #773860?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.