What color is #77475F?

#77475F 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 #77475F?

The RGB value is 119, 71, 95: 119 red, 71 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77475F?

The complementary color is #47775F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77475F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77475F color

#77475F rgb(119, 71, 95)

Shades of red

The hex color #77475F is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 27.8% green and 37.3% blue (119, 71, 95).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 25% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 20% 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 7.37:1).

#77475F color codes

HEX	`#77475F`
RGB	`rgb(119, 71, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 27.8%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 25%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 40%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 20%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.47, 24.15, -5.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.47, 24.74, 347.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.927, 9.255, 11.983)`
Decimal	`7817055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77475F, 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 #77475F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#77475F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #77475F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77475f; }
.text { color: #77475f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77475f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 71 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77475f, #774747); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #77475F?: #77475F 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 #77475F?: The RGB value is 119, 71, 95: 119 red, 71 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77475F?: The complementary color is #47775F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77475F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.