What color is #775772?

#775772 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #775772?

The RGB value is 119, 87, 114: 119 red, 87 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #775772?

The complementary color is #57775C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #775772?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#775772 color

#775772 rgb(119, 87, 114)

Shades of purple

The hex color #775772 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 34.1% green and 44.7% blue (119, 87, 114).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 16% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 4% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#775772 color codes

HEX	`#775772`
RGB	`rgb(119, 87, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 34.1%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 16%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 27%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 4%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.14, 18.09, -10.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.14, 20.76, 330.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.053, 11.954, 17.483)`
Decimal	`7821170`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #775772, 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 #775772	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#775772 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	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 #775772 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #775772; }
.text { color: #775772; }
.border { border: 2px solid #775772; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 87 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #775772, #775762); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #775772?: #775772 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #775772?: The RGB value is 119, 87, 114: 119 red, 87 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #775772?: The complementary color is #57775C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #775772?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.