What color is #775F71?

#775F71 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #775F71?

The RGB value is 119, 95, 113: 119 red, 95 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #775F71?

The complementary color is #5F7765, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #775F71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#775F71 color

#775F71 rgb(119, 95, 113)

Shades of pink

The hex color #775F71 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 37.3% green and 44.3% blue (119, 95, 113).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 11% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 5% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#775F71 color codes

HEX	`#775F71`
RGB	`rgb(119, 95, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 37.3%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 11%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 20%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 5%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.21, 13.05, -6.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.21, 14.57, 333.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.68, 13.299, 17.413)`
Decimal	`7823217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #775F71, 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 #775F71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#775F71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	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 #775F71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #775f71; }
.text { color: #775f71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #775f71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 95 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #775f71, #775f65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #775F71?: #775F71 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #775F71?: The RGB value is 119, 95, 113: 119 red, 95 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #775F71?: The complementary color is #5F7765, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #775F71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.