What color is #77688A?

#77688A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #77688A?

The RGB value is 119, 104, 138: 119 red, 104 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77688A?

The complementary color is #7B8A68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77688A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77688A color

#77688A rgb(119, 104, 138)

Shades of purple

The hex color #77688A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 40.8% green and 54.1% blue (119, 104, 138).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#77688A color codes

HEX	`#77688A`
RGB	`rgb(119, 104, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 40.8%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 14%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 25%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 25%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.52, 13.02, -16.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.52, 21.04, 308.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.145, 15.658, 26.159)`
Decimal	`7825546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77688A, 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 #77688A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77688A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #77688A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77688a; }
.text { color: #77688a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77688a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 104 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77688a, #88688a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #77688A?: #77688A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #77688A?: The RGB value is 119, 104, 138: 119 red, 104 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77688A?: The complementary color is #7B8A68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77688A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.