What color is #776D8A?

#776D8A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776D8A?

The RGB value is 119, 109, 138: 119 red, 109 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776D8A?

The complementary color is #808A6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776D8A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776D8A color

#776D8A rgb(119, 109, 138)

Shades of purple

The hex color #776D8A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 42.7% green and 54.1% blue (119, 109, 138).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 12% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#776D8A color codes

HEX	`#776D8A`
RGB	`rgb(119, 109, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 42.7%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 12%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 21%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 21%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.87, 10.02, -14.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.87, 17.61, 304.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.663, 16.694, 26.332)`
Decimal	`7826826`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776D8A, 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 #776D8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776D8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	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 #776D8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776d8a; }
.text { color: #776d8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776d8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 109 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776d8a, #866d8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #776D8A?: #776D8A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776D8A?: The RGB value is 119, 109, 138: 119 red, 109 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776D8A?: The complementary color is #808A6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776D8A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.