What color is #755B76?

#755B76 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #755B76?

The RGB value is 117, 91, 118: 117 red, 91 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #755B76?

The complementary color is #5C765B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #755B76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#755B76 color

#755B76 rgb(117, 91, 118)

Shades of purple

The hex color #755B76 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 35.7% green and 46.3% blue (117, 91, 118).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 13% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#755B76 color codes

HEX	`#755B76`
RGB	`rgb(117, 91, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 35.7%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 13%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 23%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 23%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.11, 15.74, -11.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.11, 19.31, 324.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.347, 12.572, 18.807)`
Decimal	`7691126`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #755B76, 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 #755B76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#755B76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #755B76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #755b76; }
.text { color: #755b76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #755b76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 91 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #755b76, #765b69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #755B76?: #755B76 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #755B76?: The RGB value is 117, 91, 118: 117 red, 91 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #755B76?: The complementary color is #5C765B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #755B76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.