What color is #774E6A?

#774E6A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #774E6A?

The RGB value is 119, 78, 106: 119 red, 78 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #774E6A?

The complementary color is #4E775B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #774E6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#774E6A color

#774E6A rgb(119, 78, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #774E6A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 30.6% green and 41.6% blue (119, 78, 106).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 21% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 11% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#774E6A color codes

HEX	`#774E6A`
RGB	`rgb(119, 78, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 30.6%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 21%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 34%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 11%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.57, 21.95, -9.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.57, 23.77, 337.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.934, 10.412, 14.961)`
Decimal	`7818858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #774E6A, 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 #774E6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#774E6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	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 #774E6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #774e6a; }
.text { color: #774e6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #774e6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 78 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #774e6a, #774e56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #774E6A?: #774E6A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #774E6A?: The RGB value is 119, 78, 106: 119 red, 78 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #774E6A?: The complementary color is #4E775B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #774E6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.