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#77405D Color

#77405D is rgb(119, 64, 93) in RGB, hsl(328, 30%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 46%, 22%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Twilight Lavender (#8A496B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.66. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#77405D
HEX#77405D
RGBrgb(119, 64, 93)
HSLhsl(328, 30%, 36%)
HSVhsv(328, 46%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 46%, 22%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(44.9% 0.085 348.2)
LABlab(34.89% 27.36 -6.28)
LCHlch(34.89% 28.08 347.08)

What #77405D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #77405D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Twilight Lavender#8A496BΔE 6.66Old Mauve#673147ΔE 7.83Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 9.76Dark Byzantium#5D3954ΔE 9.99Eggplant#614051ΔE 11.22Japanese Violet#5B3256ΔE 11.41

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#77405D Channel Values

How #77405D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 119 · G 64 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 328° · S 30% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 328° · S 46% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 46% · Y 22% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.85:1 vs white · 2.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #77405D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #77405D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #77405D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #77405D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#77405D
Complementary
#40775A
Analogous
#764077
Analogous
#774042
Triadic
#5E7740
Triadic
#405E77
Split comp.
#427740
Split comp.
#407776

Tints & Shades of #77405D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#955075
#AD678C
#BD84A3
#CB9FB7
#DBBDCD
#EBDBE4

Shades

#673751
#5A3046
#492739
#3C202F
#2B1722
#1E1017

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #77405D.

How #77405D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#77405D
Protanopia#4D4D5D
Protanomaly#60485D
Deuteranopia#57575B
Deuteranomaly#654F5C
Tritanopia#754444
Tritanomaly#76434F
Achromatopsia#525252

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #77405D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-77405d: #77405D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #77405D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-77405d': '#77405D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.251, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_77405d">#77405D</color>
SVG fillfill="#77405D"

More Pink Colors

#77405D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#77405D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #77405D?

#77405D is a dark pink — rgb(119, 64, 93) in RGB and hsl(328, 30%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Twilight Lavender (#8A496B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.66.

What is the RGB value of #77405D?

#77405D is rgb(119, 64, 93) — red 119, green 64, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #77405D?

#77405D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 46%, 22%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #77405D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #77405D scores 7.85:1 against white and 2.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #77405D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #77405D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 29.65, which is a different colour altogether.

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