What color is #776375?

#776375 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776375?

The RGB value is 119, 99, 117: 119 red, 99 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776375?

The complementary color is #637765, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776375?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776375 color

#776375 rgb(119, 99, 117)

Shades of purple

The hex color #776375 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 38.8% green and 45.9% blue (119, 99, 117).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 9% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 2% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#776375 color codes

HEX	`#776375`
RGB	`rgb(119, 99, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 38.8%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 9%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 17%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 2%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.42, 11.45, -7.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.42, 13.47, 328.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.28, 14.13, 18.749)`
Decimal	`7824245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776375, 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 #776375	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776375 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	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 #776375 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776375; }
.text { color: #776375; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776375; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 99 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776375, #77636b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #776375?: #776375 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776375?: The RGB value is 119, 99, 117: 119 red, 99 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776375?: The complementary color is #637765, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776375?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.