What color is #77556C?

#77556C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77556C?

The RGB value is 119, 85, 108: 119 red, 85 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77556C?

The complementary color is #557760, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77556C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77556C color

#77556C rgb(119, 85, 108)

Shades of purple

The hex color #77556C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 33.3% green and 42.4% blue (119, 85, 108).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 17% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 9% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#77556C color codes

HEX	`#77556C`
RGB	`rgb(119, 85, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 33.3%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 17%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 29%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 9%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.41, 18.12, -7.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.41, 19.64, 337.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.563, 11.502, 15.69)`
Decimal	`7820652`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77556C, 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 #77556C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77556C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	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 #77556C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77556c; }
.text { color: #77556c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77556c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 85 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77556c, #77555b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #77556C?: #77556C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77556C?: The RGB value is 119, 85, 108: 119 red, 85 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77556C?: The complementary color is #557760, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77556C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.