What color is #776081?

#776081 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 #776081?

The RGB value is 119, 96, 129: 119 red, 96 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776081?

The complementary color is #6A8160, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776081?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776081 color

#776081 rgb(119, 96, 129)

Shades of purple

The hex color #776081 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 37.6% green and 50.6% blue (119, 96, 129).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 15% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#776081 color codes

HEX	`#776081`
RGB	`rgb(119, 96, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 37.6%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 15%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 26%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 26%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.05, 15.81, -14.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.05, 21.73, 316.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.752, 13.873, 22.613)`
Decimal	`7823489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776081, 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 #776081	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776081 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #776081 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776081; }
.text { color: #776081; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776081; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 96 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776081, #81607b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #776081?: #776081 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 #776081?: The RGB value is 119, 96, 129: 119 red, 96 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776081?: The complementary color is #6A8160, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776081?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.