What color is #77657E?

#77657E 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 #77657E?

The RGB value is 119, 101, 126: 119 red, 101 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77657E?

The complementary color is #6C7E65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77657E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77657E color

#77657E rgb(119, 101, 126)

Shades of purple

The hex color #77657E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 39.6% green and 49.4% blue (119, 101, 126).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 11% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#77657E color codes

HEX	`#77657E`
RGB	`rgb(119, 101, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 39.6%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 11%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 20%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 20%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.27, 12.13, -11.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.27, 16.55, 317.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.027, 14.736, 21.735)`
Decimal	`7824766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77657E, 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 #77657E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77657E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #77657E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77657e; }
.text { color: #77657e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77657e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 101 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77657e, #7e6578); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #77657E?: #77657E 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 #77657E?: The RGB value is 119, 101, 126: 119 red, 101 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77657E?: The complementary color is #6C7E65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77657E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.