What color is #75556D?

#75556D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75556D?

The RGB value is 117, 85, 109: 117 red, 85 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75556D?

The complementary color is #55755D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75556D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75556D color

#75556D rgb(117, 85, 109)

Shades of purple

The hex color #75556D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 33.3% green and 42.7% blue (117, 85, 109).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 16% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 7% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#75556D color codes

HEX	`#75556D`
RGB	`rgb(117, 85, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 33.3%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 16%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 27%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 7%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.22, 17.55, -8.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.22, 19.51, 334.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.345, 11.384, 15.959)`
Decimal	`7689581`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75556D, 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 #75556D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#75556D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	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 #75556D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75556d; }
.text { color: #75556d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75556d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 85 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75556d, #75555d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #75556D?: #75556D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75556D?: The RGB value is 117, 85, 109: 117 red, 85 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75556D?: The complementary color is #55755D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75556D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.