What color is #776479?

#776479 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776479?

The RGB value is 119, 100, 121: 119 red, 100 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776479?

The complementary color is #667964, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776479?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776479 color

#776479 rgb(119, 100, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #776479 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 39.2% green and 47.5% blue (119, 100, 121).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 10% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#776479 color codes

HEX	`#776479`
RGB	`rgb(119, 100, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 39.2%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 10%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 17%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 17%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.83, 11.67, -8.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.83, 14.68, 322.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.616, 14.417, 20.046)`
Decimal	`7824505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776479, 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 #776479	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776479 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	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 #776479 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776479; }
.text { color: #776479; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776479; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 100 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776479, #796470); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #776479?: #776479 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776479?: The RGB value is 119, 100, 121: 119 red, 100 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776479?: The complementary color is #667964, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776479?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.