What color is #775270?

#775270 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #775270?

The RGB value is 119, 82, 112: 119 red, 82 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #775270?

The complementary color is #527759, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #775270?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#775270 color

#775270 rgb(119, 82, 112)

Shades of purple

The hex color #775270 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 32.2% green and 43.9% blue (119, 82, 112).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 18% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 6% 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 6.51:1).

#775270 color codes

HEX	`#775270`
RGB	`rgb(119, 82, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 32.2%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 18%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 31%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 6%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.79, 20.71, -10.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.79, 23.44, 332.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.549, 11.127, 16.76)`
Decimal	`7819888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #775270, 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 #775270	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#775270 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	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 #775270 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #775270; }
.text { color: #775270; }
.border { border: 2px solid #775270; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 82 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #775270, #77525e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #775270?: #775270 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #775270?: The RGB value is 119, 82, 112: 119 red, 82 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #775270?: The complementary color is #527759, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #775270?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.