What color is #75415E?

#75415E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75415E?

The RGB value is 117, 65, 94: 117 red, 65 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75415E?

The complementary color is #417558, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75415E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75415E color

#75415E rgb(117, 65, 94)

Shades of purple

The hex color #75415E is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 25.5% green and 36.9% blue (117, 65, 94).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 29% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 20% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#75415E color codes

HEX	`#75415E`
RGB	`rgb(117, 65, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 25.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 29%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 44%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 20%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.74, 26.74, -7.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.74, 27.74, 344.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.247, 8.371, 11.611)`
Decimal	`7684446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75415E, 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 #75415E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#75415E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	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 #75415E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75415e; }
.text { color: #75415e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75415e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 65 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75415e, #754144); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #75415E?: #75415E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75415E?: The RGB value is 117, 65, 94: 117 red, 65 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75415E?: The complementary color is #417558, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75415E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.