What color is #755F6E?

#755F6E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #755F6E?

The RGB value is 117, 95, 110: 117 red, 95 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #755F6E?

The complementary color is #5F7566, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #755F6E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#755F6E color

#755F6E rgb(117, 95, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #755F6E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 37.3% green and 43.1% blue (117, 95, 110).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 10% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 6% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#755F6E color codes

HEX	`#755F6E`
RGB	`rgb(117, 95, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 37.3%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 10%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 19%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 6%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.9, 11.69, -5.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.9, 12.76, 336.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.243, 13.092, 16.526)`
Decimal	`7692142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #755F6E, 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 #755F6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#755F6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #755F6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #755f6e; }
.text { color: #755f6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #755f6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 95 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #755f6e, #755f63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #755F6E?: #755F6E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #755F6E?: The RGB value is 117, 95, 110: 117 red, 95 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #755F6E?: The complementary color is #5F7566, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #755F6E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.