What color is #776271?

#776271 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776271?

The RGB value is 119, 98, 113: 119 red, 98 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776271?

The complementary color is #627768, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776271?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776271 color

#776271 rgb(119, 98, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #776271 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 38.4% green and 44.3% blue (119, 98, 113).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 10% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 5% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#776271 color codes

HEX	`#776271`
RGB	`rgb(119, 98, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 38.4%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 10%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 18%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 5%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.02, 11.24, -5.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.02, 12.42, 334.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.956, 13.85, 17.505)`
Decimal	`7823985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776271, 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 #776271	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776271 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	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 #776271 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776271; }
.text { color: #776271; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776271; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 98 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776271, #776267); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #776271?: #776271 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776271?: The RGB value is 119, 98, 113: 119 red, 98 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776271?: The complementary color is #627768, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776271?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.