What color is #774962?

#774962 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #774962?

The RGB value is 119, 73, 98: 119 red, 73 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #774962?

The complementary color is #49775E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #774962?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#774962 color

#774962 rgb(119, 73, 98)

Shades of purple

The hex color #774962 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 28.6% green and 38.4% blue (119, 73, 98).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 24% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 18% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#774962 color codes

HEX	`#774962`
RGB	`rgb(119, 73, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 28.6%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 24%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 39%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 18%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.06, 23.48, -6.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.06, 24.34, 344.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.195, 9.57, 12.758)`
Decimal	`7817570`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #774962, 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 #774962	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#774962 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #774962 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #774962; }
.text { color: #774962; }
.border { border: 2px solid #774962; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 73 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #774962, #77494b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #774962?: #774962 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #774962?: The RGB value is 119, 73, 98: 119 red, 73 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #774962?: The complementary color is #49775E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #774962?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.