What color is #774E69?

#774E69 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #774E69?

The RGB value is 119, 78, 105: 119 red, 78 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #774E69?

The complementary color is #4E775C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #774E69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#774E69 color

#774E69 rgb(119, 78, 105)

Shades of purple

The hex color #774E69 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 30.6% green and 41.2% blue (119, 78, 105).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 21% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 12% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#774E69 color codes

HEX	`#774E69`
RGB	`rgb(119, 78, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 30.6%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 21%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 34%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 12%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.54, 21.77, -8.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.54, 23.38, 338.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.882, 10.391, 14.689)`
Decimal	`7818857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #774E69, 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 #774E69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#774E69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	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 #774E69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #774e69; }
.text { color: #774e69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #774e69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 78 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #774e69, #774e55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #774E69?: #774E69 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #774E69?: The RGB value is 119, 78, 105: 119 red, 78 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #774E69?: The complementary color is #4E775C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #774E69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.