What color is #775261?

#775261 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 #775261?

The RGB value is 119, 82, 97: 119 red, 82 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #775261?

The complementary color is #527768, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #775261?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#775261 color

#775261 rgb(119, 82, 97)

Shades of red

The hex color #775261 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 32.2% green and 38% blue (119, 82, 97).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 18% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 18% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#775261 color codes

HEX	`#775261`
RGB	`rgb(119, 82, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 32.2%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 18%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 31%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 18%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.28, 17.91, -2.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.28, 18.08, 352.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.783, 10.82, 12.722)`
Decimal	`7819873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #775261, 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 #775261	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#775261 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	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 #775261 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #775261; }
.text { color: #775261; }
.border { border: 2px solid #775261; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 82 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #775261, #775652); }

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Questions

What color is #775261?: #775261 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 #775261?: The RGB value is 119, 82, 97: 119 red, 82 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #775261?: The complementary color is #527768, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #775261?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.