What color is #755D72?

#755D72 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #755D72?

The RGB value is 117, 93, 114: 117 red, 93 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #755D72?

The complementary color is #5D7560, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #755D72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#755D72 color

#755D72 rgb(117, 93, 114)

Shades of purple

The hex color #755D72 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 36.5% green and 44.7% blue (117, 93, 114).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 11% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 3% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#755D72 color codes

HEX	`#755D72`
RGB	`rgb(117, 93, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 36.5%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 11%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 21%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 3%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.5, 13.7, -8.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.5, 15.95, 329.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.287, 12.826, 17.639)`
Decimal	`7691634`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #755D72, 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 #755D72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#755D72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	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 #755D72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #755d72; }
.text { color: #755d72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #755d72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 93 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #755d72, #755d66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #755D72?: #755D72 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #755D72?: The RGB value is 117, 93, 114: 117 red, 93 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #755D72?: The complementary color is #5D7560, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #755D72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.