What color is #755667?

#755667 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #755667?

The RGB value is 117, 86, 103: 117 red, 86 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #755667?

The complementary color is #567564, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #755667?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#755667 color

#755667 rgb(117, 86, 103)

Shades of purple

The hex color #755667 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 33.7% green and 40.4% blue (117, 86, 103).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 15% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 12% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#755667 color codes

HEX	`#755667`
RGB	`rgb(117, 86, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 33.7%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 15%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 26%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 12%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.27, 15.79, -4.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.27, 16.49, 343.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.112, 11.417, 14.342)`
Decimal	`7689831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #755667, 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 #755667	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#755667 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	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 #755667 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #755667; }
.text { color: #755667; }
.border { border: 2px solid #755667; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 86 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #755667, #755658); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #755667?: #755667 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #755667?: The RGB value is 117, 86, 103: 117 red, 86 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #755667?: The complementary color is #567564, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #755667?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.