What color is #774161?

#774161 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #774161?

The RGB value is 119, 65, 97: 119 red, 65 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #774161?

The complementary color is #417757, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #774161?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#774161 color

#774161 rgb(119, 65, 97)

Shades of purple

The hex color #774161 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 25.5% green and 38% blue (119, 65, 97).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 29% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 18% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#774161 color codes

HEX	`#774161`
RGB	`rgb(119, 65, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 25.5%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 29%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 45%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 18%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.14, 28, -8.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.14, 29.3, 342.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.656, 8.566, 12.347)`
Decimal	`7815521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #774161, 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 #774161	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#774161 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	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 #774161 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #774161; }
.text { color: #774161; }
.border { border: 2px solid #774161; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 65 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #774161, #774146); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #774161?: #774161 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #774161?: The RGB value is 119, 65, 97: 119 red, 65 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #774161?: The complementary color is #417757, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #774161?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.