What color is #77465E?

#77465E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77465E?

The RGB value is 119, 70, 94: 119 red, 70 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77465E?

The complementary color is #46775F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77465E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77465E color

#77465E rgb(119, 70, 94)

Shades of red

The hex color #77465E is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 27.5% green and 36.9% blue (119, 70, 94).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 26% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 21% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#77465E color codes

HEX	`#77465E`
RGB	`rgb(119, 70, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 27.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 26%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 41%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 21%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.2, 24.57, -5.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.2, 25.11, 348.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.818, 9.111, 11.724)`
Decimal	`7816798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77465E, 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 #77465E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#77465E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #77465E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77465e; }
.text { color: #77465e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77465e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 70 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77465e, #774646); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #77465E?: #77465E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77465E?: The RGB value is 119, 70, 94: 119 red, 70 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77465E?: The complementary color is #46775F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77465E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.