What color is #753E62?

#753E62 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #753E62?

The RGB value is 117, 62, 98: 117 red, 62 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #753E62?

The complementary color is #3E7551, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #753E62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#753E62 color

#753E62 rgb(117, 62, 98)

Shades of purple

The hex color #753E62 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 24.3% green and 38.4% blue (117, 62, 98).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 31% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 16% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#753E62 color codes

HEX	`#753E62`
RGB	`rgb(117, 62, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 24.3%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 31%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 47%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 16%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.21, 29.17, -10.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.21, 31.07, 339.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.263, 8.11, 12.525)`
Decimal	`7683682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #753E62, 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 #753E62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#753E62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #753E62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #753e62; }
.text { color: #753e62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #753e62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 62 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #753e62, #753e46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #753E62?: #753E62 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #753E62?: The RGB value is 117, 62, 98: 117 red, 62 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #753E62?: The complementary color is #3E7551, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #753E62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.