What color is #775E7A?

#775E7A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #775E7A?

The RGB value is 119, 94, 122: 119 red, 94 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #775E7A?

The complementary color is #617A5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #775E7A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#775E7A color

#775E7A rgb(119, 94, 122)

Shades of purple

The hex color #775E7A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 36.9% green and 47.8% blue (119, 94, 122).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 13% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#775E7A color codes

HEX	`#775E7A`
RGB	`rgb(119, 94, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 36.9%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 13%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 23%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 23%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.26, 15.5, -11.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.26, 19.52, 322.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.123, 13.333, 20.185)`
Decimal	`7822970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #775E7A, 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 #775E7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#775E7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	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 #775E7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #775e7a; }
.text { color: #775e7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #775e7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 94 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #775e7a, #7a5e6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #775E7A?: #775E7A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #775E7A?: The RGB value is 119, 94, 122: 119 red, 94 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #775E7A?: The complementary color is #617A5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #775E7A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.