What color is #776579?

#776579 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 #776579?

The RGB value is 119, 101, 121: 119 red, 101 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776579?

The complementary color is #677965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776579?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776579 color

#776579 rgb(119, 101, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #776579 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 39.6% green and 47.5% blue (119, 101, 121).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 9% saturation and 44% 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 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#776579 color codes

HEX	`#776579`
RGB	`rgb(119, 101, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 39.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 9%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 17%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 17%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.1, 11.07, -8.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.1, 13.96, 322.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.712, 14.61, 20.078)`
Decimal	`7824761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776579, 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 #776579	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776579 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	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 #776579 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776579; }
.text { color: #776579; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776579; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 101 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776579, #796571); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #776579?: #776579 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 #776579?: The RGB value is 119, 101, 121: 119 red, 101 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776579?: The complementary color is #677965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776579?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.