What color is #774055?

#774055 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #774055?

The RGB value is 119, 64, 85: 119 red, 64 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #774055?

The complementary color is #407762, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #774055?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#774055 color

#774055 rgb(119, 64, 85)

Shades of red

The hex color #774055 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 25.1% green and 33.3% blue (119, 64, 85).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 30% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 29% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#774055 color codes

HEX	`#774055`
RGB	`rgb(119, 64, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 25.1%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 30%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 46%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 29%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.49, 26.64, -1.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.49, 26.71, 355.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.081, 8.245, 9.6)`
Decimal	`7815253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #774055, 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 #774055	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#774055 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #774055 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #774055; }
.text { color: #774055; }
.border { border: 2px solid #774055; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 64 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #774055, #774740); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #774055?: #774055 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #774055?: The RGB value is 119, 64, 85: 119 red, 64 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #774055?: The complementary color is #407762, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #774055?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.