What color is #77687F?

#77687F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77687F?

The RGB value is 119, 104, 127: 119 red, 104 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77687F?

The complementary color is #707F68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77687F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77687F color

#77687F rgb(119, 104, 127)

Shades of purple

The hex color #77687F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 40.8% green and 49.8% blue (119, 104, 127).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 10% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% 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 5.16:1).

#77687F color codes

HEX	`#77687F`
RGB	`rgb(119, 104, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 40.8%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 10%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 18%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 18%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.12, 10.55, -10.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.12, 14.93, 314.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.388, 15.355, 22.175)`
Decimal	`7825535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77687F, 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 #77687F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77687F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	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 #77687F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77687f; }
.text { color: #77687f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77687f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 104 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77687f, #7f687b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #77687F?: #77687F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77687F?: The RGB value is 119, 104, 127: 119 red, 104 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77687F?: The complementary color is #707F68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77687F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.