What color is #755A66?

#755A66 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #755A66?

The RGB value is 117, 90, 102: 117 red, 90 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #755A66?

The complementary color is #5A7569, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #755A66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#755A66 color

#755A66 rgb(117, 90, 102)

Shades of pink

The hex color #755A66 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 35.3% green and 40% blue (117, 90, 102).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 13% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 13% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#755A66 color codes

HEX	`#755A66`
RGB	`rgb(117, 90, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 35.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 13%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 23%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 13%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.3, 13.18, -2.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.3, 13.43, 348.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.39, 12.054, 14.189)`
Decimal	`7690854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #755A66, 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 #755A66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#755A66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	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 #755A66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #755a66; }
.text { color: #755a66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #755a66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 90 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #755a66, #755c5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #755A66?: #755A66 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #755A66?: The RGB value is 117, 90, 102: 117 red, 90 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #755A66?: The complementary color is #5A7569, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #755A66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.