What color is #774D6B?

#774D6B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #774D6B?

The RGB value is 119, 77, 107: 119 red, 77 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #774D6B?

The complementary color is #4D7759, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #774D6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#774D6B color

#774D6B rgb(119, 77, 107)

Shades of purple

The hex color #774D6B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 30.2% green and 42% blue (119, 77, 107).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 21% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 10% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#774D6B color codes

HEX	`#774D6B`
RGB	`rgb(119, 77, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 30.2%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 21%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 35%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 10%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.36, 22.74, -10.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.36, 24.86, 336.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.915, 10.292, 15.213)`
Decimal	`7818603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #774D6B, 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 #774D6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#774D6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #774D6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #774d6b; }
.text { color: #774d6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #774d6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 77 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #774d6b, #774d56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #774D6B?: #774D6B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #774D6B?: The RGB value is 119, 77, 107: 119 red, 77 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #774D6B?: The complementary color is #4D7759, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #774D6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.