What color is #77596F?

#77596F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77596F?

The RGB value is 119, 89, 111: 119 red, 89 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77596F?

The complementary color is #597761, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77596F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77596F color

#77596F rgb(119, 89, 111)

Shades of pink

The hex color #77596F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 34.9% green and 43.5% blue (119, 89, 111).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 14% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 7% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#77596F color codes

HEX	`#77596F`
RGB	`rgb(119, 89, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 34.9%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 14%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 25%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 7%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.56, 16.28, -7.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.56, 18.02, 334.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.049, 12.215, 16.653)`
Decimal	`7821679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77596F, 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 #77596F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77596F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	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 #77596F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77596f; }
.text { color: #77596f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77596f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 89 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77596f, #775960); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #77596F?: #77596F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77596F?: The RGB value is 119, 89, 111: 119 red, 89 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77596F?: The complementary color is #597761, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77596F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.