What color is #77697F?

#77697F 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 #77697F?

The RGB value is 119, 105, 127: 119 red, 105 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #77697F?

The complementary color is #717F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #77697F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#77697F color

#77697F rgb(119, 105, 127)

Shades of purple

The hex color #77697F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 41.2% green and 49.8% blue (119, 105, 127).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 9% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#77697F color codes

HEX	`#77697F`
RGB	`rgb(119, 105, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 41.2%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 9%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 17%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 17%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.39, 9.95, -10.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.39, 14.22, 314.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.489, 15.558, 22.209)`
Decimal	`7825791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #77697F, 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 #77697F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#77697F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	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 #77697F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #77697f; }
.text { color: #77697f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #77697f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 105 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #77697f, #7f697c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #77697F?: #77697F 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 #77697F?: The RGB value is 119, 105, 127: 119 red, 105 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #77697F?: The complementary color is #717F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #77697F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.