What color is #77476A?

#77476A 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 #77476A?

The RGB value is 119, 71, 106: 119 red, 71 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77476A?

The complementary color is #477754, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77476A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77476A color

#77476A rgb(119, 71, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #77476A is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 27.8% green and 41.6% blue (119, 71, 106).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 25% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 11% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#77476A color codes

HEX	`#77476A`
RGB	`rgb(119, 71, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 27.8%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 25%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 40%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 11%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.87, 26.11, -11.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.87, 28.61, 335.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.462, 9.47, 14.804)`
Decimal	`7817066`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77476A, 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 #77476A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#77476A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #77476A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77476a; }
.text { color: #77476a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77476a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 71 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77476a, #774752); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #77476A?: #77476A 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 #77476A?: The RGB value is 119, 71, 106: 119 red, 71 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77476A?: The complementary color is #477754, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77476A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.