What color is #776B83?

#776B83 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 #776B83?

The RGB value is 119, 107, 131: 119 red, 107 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776B83?

The complementary color is #77836B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776B83?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776B83 color

#776B83 rgb(119, 107, 131)

Shades of purple

The hex color #776B83 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 42% green and 51.4% blue (119, 107, 131).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#776B83 color codes

HEX	`#776B83`
RGB	`rgb(119, 107, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 42%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 18%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 18%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.07, 9.63, -11.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.07, 15.01, 309.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.961, 16.076, 23.678)`
Decimal	`7826307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776B83, 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 #776B83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776B83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #776B83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776b83; }
.text { color: #776b83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776b83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 107 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776b83, #836b83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #776B83?: #776B83 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 #776B83?: The RGB value is 119, 107, 131: 119 red, 107 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776B83?: The complementary color is #77836B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776B83?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.