What color is #756078?

#756078 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756078?

The RGB value is 117, 96, 120: 117 red, 96 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756078?

The complementary color is #637860, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756078?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756078 color

#756078 rgb(117, 96, 120)

Shades of purple

The hex color #756078 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 37.6% green and 47.1% blue (117, 96, 120).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 11% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#756078 color codes

HEX	`#756078`
RGB	`rgb(117, 96, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 37.6%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 11%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 20%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 20%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.51, 13.13, -10.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.51, 16.68, 321.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.909, 13.504, 19.587)`
Decimal	`7692408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756078, 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 #756078	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756078 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	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 #756078 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756078; }
.text { color: #756078; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756078; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 96 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756078, #78606f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #756078?: #756078 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756078?: The RGB value is 117, 96, 120: 117 red, 96 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756078?: The complementary color is #637860, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756078?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.