What color is #775F6D?

#775F6D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #775F6D?

The RGB value is 119, 95, 109: 119 red, 95 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #775F6D?

The complementary color is #5F7769, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #775F6D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#775F6D color

#775F6D rgb(119, 95, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #775F6D is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 37.3% green and 42.7% blue (119, 95, 109).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 11% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 8% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#775F6D color codes

HEX	`#775F6D`
RGB	`rgb(119, 95, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 37.3%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 11%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 20%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 8%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.08, 12.27, -4.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.08, 12.98, 340.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.46, 13.211, 16.253)`
Decimal	`7823213`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #775F6D, 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 #775F6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#775F6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	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 #775F6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #775f6d; }
.text { color: #775f6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #775f6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 95 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #775f6d, #775f61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #775F6D?: #775F6D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #775F6D?: The RGB value is 119, 95, 109: 119 red, 95 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #775F6D?: The complementary color is #5F7769, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #775F6D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.