What color is #77586E?

#77586E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77586E?

The RGB value is 119, 88, 110: 119 red, 88 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77586E?

The complementary color is #587761, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77586E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77586E color

#77586E rgb(119, 88, 110)

Shades of pink

The hex color #77586E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 34.5% green and 43.1% blue (119, 88, 110).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 15% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 8% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#77586E color codes

HEX	`#77586E`
RGB	`rgb(119, 88, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 34.5%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 15%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 26%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 8%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.26, 16.69, -7.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.26, 18.32, 335.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.912, 12.028, 16.338)`
Decimal	`7821422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77586E, 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 #77586E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77586E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	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 #77586E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77586e; }
.text { color: #77586e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77586e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 88 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77586e, #77585f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #77586E?: #77586E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77586E?: The RGB value is 119, 88, 110: 119 red, 88 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77586E?: The complementary color is #587761, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77586E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.