What color is #77525E?

#77525E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77525E?

The RGB value is 119, 82, 94: 119 red, 82 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77525E?

The complementary color is #52776B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77525E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77525E color

#77525E rgb(119, 82, 94)

Shades of red

The hex color #77525E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 32.2% green and 36.9% blue (119, 82, 94).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 18% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 21% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#77525E color codes

HEX	`#77525E`
RGB	`rgb(119, 82, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 32.2%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 18%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 31%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 21%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.18, 17.4, -0.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.18, 17.41, 357.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.646, 10.765, 11.999)`
Decimal	`7819870`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77525E, 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 #77525E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77525E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	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 #77525E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77525e; }
.text { color: #77525e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77525e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 82 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77525e, #775952); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #77525E?: #77525E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77525E?: The RGB value is 119, 82, 94: 119 red, 82 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77525E?: The complementary color is #52776B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77525E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.