What color is #755064?

#755064 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #755064?

The RGB value is 117, 80, 100: 117 red, 80 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #755064?

The complementary color is #507561, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #755064?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#755064 color

#755064 rgb(117, 80, 100)

Shades of purple

The hex color #755064 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 31.4% green and 39.2% blue (117, 80, 100).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 19% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 15% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#755064 color codes

HEX	`#755064`
RGB	`rgb(117, 80, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 31.4%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 19%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 32%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 15%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.62, 18.87, -5.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.62, 19.61, 344.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.505, 10.44, 13.411)`
Decimal	`7688292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #755064, 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 #755064	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#755064 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	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 #755064 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #755064; }
.text { color: #755064; }
.border { border: 2px solid #755064; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 80 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #755064, #755052); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #755064?: #755064 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #755064?: The RGB value is 117, 80, 100: 117 red, 80 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #755064?: The complementary color is #507561, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #755064?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.