What color is #77617E?

#77617E 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 #77617E?

The RGB value is 119, 97, 126: 119 red, 97 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77617E?

The complementary color is #687E61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77617E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77617E color

#77617E rgb(119, 97, 126)

Shades of purple

The hex color #77617E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 38% green and 49.4% blue (119, 97, 126).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 13% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#77617E color codes

HEX	`#77617E`
RGB	`rgb(119, 97, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 38%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 13%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 23%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 23%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.2, 14.55, -12.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.2, 19.42, 318.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.648, 13.978, 21.608)`
Decimal	`7823742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77617E, 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 #77617E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77617E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	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 #77617E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77617e; }
.text { color: #77617e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77617e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 97 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77617e, #7e6177); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #77617E?: #77617E 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 #77617E?: The RGB value is 119, 97, 126: 119 red, 97 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77617E?: The complementary color is #687E61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77617E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.