What color is #776C87?

#776C87 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 #776C87?

The RGB value is 119, 108, 135: 119 red, 108 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776C87?

The complementary color is #7C876C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776C87?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776C87 color

#776C87 rgb(119, 108, 135)

Shades of purple

The hex color #776C87 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 42.4% green and 52.9% blue (119, 108, 135).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#776C87 color codes

HEX	`#776C87`
RGB	`rgb(119, 108, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 42.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 20%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 20%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.49, 9.93, -13.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.49, 16.58, 306.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.343, 16.396, 25.168)`
Decimal	`7826567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776C87, 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 #776C87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776C87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	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 #776C87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776c87; }
.text { color: #776c87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776c87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 108 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776c87, #846c87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #776C87?: #776C87 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 #776C87?: The RGB value is 119, 108, 135: 119 red, 108 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776C87?: The complementary color is #7C876C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776C87?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.