What color is #755A70?

#755A70 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #755A70?

The RGB value is 117, 90, 112: 117 red, 90 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #755A70?

The complementary color is #5A755F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #755A70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#755A70 color

#755A70 rgb(117, 90, 112)

Shades of purple

The hex color #755A70 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 35.3% green and 43.9% blue (117, 90, 112).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 13% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 4% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#755A70 color codes

HEX	`#755A70`
RGB	`rgb(117, 90, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 35.3%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 13%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 23%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 4%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.63, 15.11, -8.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.63, 17.21, 331.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.917, 12.264, 16.96)`
Decimal	`7690864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #755A70, 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 #755A70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#755A70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	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 #755A70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #755a70; }
.text { color: #755a70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #755a70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 90 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #755a70, #755a63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #755A70?: #755A70 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #755A70?: The RGB value is 117, 90, 112: 117 red, 90 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #755A70?: The complementary color is #5A755F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #755A70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.