What color is #776175?

#776175 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776175?

The RGB value is 119, 97, 117: 119 red, 97 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776175?

The complementary color is #617763, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776175?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776175 color

#776175 rgb(119, 97, 117)

Shades of purple

The hex color #776175 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 38% green and 45.9% blue (119, 97, 117).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 10% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 2% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#776175 color codes

HEX	`#776175`
RGB	`rgb(119, 97, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 38%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 10%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 18%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 2%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.88, 12.65, -7.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.88, 14.92, 328.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.093, 13.756, 18.686)`
Decimal	`7823733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776175, 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 #776175	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776175 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	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 #776175 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776175; }
.text { color: #776175; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776175; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 97 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776175, #77616a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #776175?: #776175 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776175?: The RGB value is 119, 97, 117: 119 red, 97 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776175?: The complementary color is #617763, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776175?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.