What color is #776174?

#776174 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776174?

The RGB value is 119, 97, 116: 119 red, 97 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776174?

The complementary color is #617764, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776174?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776174 color

#776174 rgb(119, 97, 116)

Shades of purple

The hex color #776174 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 38% green and 45.5% blue (119, 97, 116).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 10% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 3% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#776174 color codes

HEX	`#776174`
RGB	`rgb(119, 97, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 38%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 10%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 18%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 3%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.85, 12.45, -7.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.85, 14.45, 329.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.034, 13.733, 18.378)`
Decimal	`7823732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776174, 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 #776174	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776174 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #776174 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776174; }
.text { color: #776174; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776174; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 97 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776174, #776169); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #776174?: #776174 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776174?: The RGB value is 119, 97, 116: 119 red, 97 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776174?: The complementary color is #617764, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776174?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.