What color is #77425E?

#77425E 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 #77425E?

The RGB value is 119, 66, 94: 119 red, 66 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77425E?

The complementary color is #42775B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77425E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77425E color

#77425E rgb(119, 66, 94)

Shades of purple

The hex color #77425E is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 25.9% green and 36.9% blue (119, 66, 94).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 29% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 21% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#77425E color codes

HEX	`#77425E`
RGB	`rgb(119, 66, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 25.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 29%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 45%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 21%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.26, 26.91, -6.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.26, 27.7, 346.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.577, 8.627, 11.643)`
Decimal	`7815774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77425E, 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 #77425E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#77425E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #77425E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77425e; }
.text { color: #77425e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77425e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 66 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77425e, #774244); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #77425E?: #77425E 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 #77425E?: The RGB value is 119, 66, 94: 119 red, 66 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77425E?: The complementary color is #42775B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77425E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.