What color is #775272?

#775272 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #775272?

The RGB value is 119, 82, 114: 119 red, 82 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #775272?

The complementary color is #527757, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #775272?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#775272 color

#775272 rgb(119, 82, 114)

Shades of purple

The hex color #775272 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 32.2% green and 44.7% blue (119, 82, 114).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 18% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 4% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#775272 color codes

HEX	`#775272`
RGB	`rgb(119, 82, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 32.2%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 18%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 31%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 4%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.87, 21.1, -12.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.87, 24.33, 330.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.662, 11.172, 17.353)`
Decimal	`7819890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #775272, 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 #775272	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#775272 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	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 #775272 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #775272; }
.text { color: #775272; }
.border { border: 2px solid #775272; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 82 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #775272, #775260); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #775272?: #775272 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #775272?: The RGB value is 119, 82, 114: 119 red, 82 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #775272?: The complementary color is #527757, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #775272?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.