What color is #77525F?

#77525F 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 #77525F?

The RGB value is 119, 82, 95: 119 red, 82 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77525F?

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

Is black or white text better on #77525F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77525F color

#77525F rgb(119, 82, 95)

Shades of red

The hex color #77525F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 32.2% green and 37.3% blue (119, 82, 95).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 18% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 20% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#77525F color codes

HEX	`#77525F`
RGB	`rgb(119, 82, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 32.2%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 18%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 31%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 20%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.21, 17.57, -1.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.21, 17.62, 355.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.691, 10.783, 12.237)`
Decimal	`7819871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77525F, 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 #77525F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77525F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #77525F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77525f; }
.text { color: #77525f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77525f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 82 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77525f, #775852); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #77525F?: #77525F 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 #77525F?: The RGB value is 119, 82, 95: 119 red, 82 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77525F?: The complementary color is #52776A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77525F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.