What color is #776B91?

#776B91 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776B91?

The RGB value is 119, 107, 145: 119 red, 107 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776B91?

The complementary color is #85916B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776B91?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776B91 color

#776B91 rgb(119, 107, 145)

Shades of purple

The hex color #776B91 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 42% green and 56.9% blue (119, 107, 145).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 15% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#776B91 color codes

HEX	`#776B91`
RGB	`rgb(119, 107, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 42%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 15%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 26%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 26%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.6, 12.86, -19.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.6, 22.98, 304.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.975, 16.482, 29.017)`
Decimal	`7826321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776B91, 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 #776B91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776B91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #776B91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776b91; }
.text { color: #776b91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776b91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 107 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776b91, #8a6b91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #776B91?: #776B91 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776B91?: The RGB value is 119, 107, 145: 119 red, 107 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776B91?: The complementary color is #85916B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776B91?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.