What color is #77436A?

#77436A is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77436A?

The RGB value is 119, 67, 106: 119 red, 67 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77436A?

The complementary color is #437750, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77436A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77436A color

#77436A rgb(119, 67, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #77436A is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 26.3% green and 41.6% blue (119, 67, 106).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 28% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 11% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#77436A color codes

HEX	`#77436A`
RGB	`rgb(119, 67, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 26.3%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 28%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 44%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 11%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.94, 28.45, -13.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.94, 31.32, 335.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.216, 8.978, 14.722)`
Decimal	`7816042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77436A, 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 #77436A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#77436A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #77436A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77436a; }
.text { color: #77436a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77436a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 67 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77436a, #774350); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #77436A?: #77436A is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77436A?: The RGB value is 119, 67, 106: 119 red, 67 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77436A?: The complementary color is #437750, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77436A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.