What color is #775B6B?

#775B6B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #775B6B?

The RGB value is 119, 91, 107: 119 red, 91 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #775B6B?

The complementary color is #5B7767, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #775B6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#775B6B color

#775B6B rgb(119, 91, 107)

Shades of pink

The hex color #775B6B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 35.7% green and 42% blue (119, 91, 107).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 13% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 10% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#775B6B color codes

HEX	`#775B6B`
RGB	`rgb(119, 91, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 35.7%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 13%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 24%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 10%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.95, 14.3, -4.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.95, 15.05, 341.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.003, 12.466, 15.576)`
Decimal	`7822187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #775B6B, 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 #775B6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#775B6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #775B6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #775b6b; }
.text { color: #775b6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #775b6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 91 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #775b6b, #775b5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #775B6B?: #775B6B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #775B6B?: The RGB value is 119, 91, 107: 119 red, 91 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #775B6B?: The complementary color is #5B7767, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #775B6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.