What color is #75516E?

#75516E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75516E?

The RGB value is 117, 81, 110: 117 red, 81 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75516E?

The complementary color is #517558, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75516E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75516E color

#75516E rgb(117, 81, 110)

Shades of purple

The hex color #75516E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 31.8% green and 43.1% blue (117, 81, 110).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 18% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 6% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#75516E color codes

HEX	`#75516E`
RGB	`rgb(117, 81, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 31.8%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 18%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 31%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 6%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.23, 20.17, -10.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.23, 22.8, 332.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.093, 10.793, 16.142)`
Decimal	`7688558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75516E, 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 #75516E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#75516E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #75516E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75516e; }
.text { color: #75516e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75516e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 81 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75516e, #75515c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #75516E?: #75516E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75516E?: The RGB value is 117, 81, 110: 117 red, 81 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75516E?: The complementary color is #517558, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75516E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.