What color is #77677B?

#77677B 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 #77677B?

The RGB value is 119, 103, 123: 119 red, 103 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77677B?

The complementary color is #6B7B67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77677B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77677B color

#77677B rgb(119, 103, 123)

Shades of purple

The hex color #77677B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 40.4% green and 48.2% blue (119, 103, 123).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 9% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#77677B color codes

HEX	`#77677B`
RGB	`rgb(119, 103, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 40.4%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 9%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 16%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 16%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.71, 10.29, -8.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.71, 13.53, 319.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.033, 15.053, 20.796)`
Decimal	`7825275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77677B, 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 #77677B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77677B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #77677B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77677b; }
.text { color: #77677b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77677b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 103 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77677b, #7b6775); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #77677B?: #77677B 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 #77677B?: The RGB value is 119, 103, 123: 119 red, 103 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77677B?: The complementary color is #6B7B67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77677B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.