What color is #756079?

#756079 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756079?

The RGB value is 117, 96, 121: 117 red, 96 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756079?

The complementary color is #647960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756079?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756079 color

#756079 rgb(117, 96, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #756079 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 37.6% green and 47.5% blue (117, 96, 121).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 12% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#756079 color codes

HEX	`#756079`
RGB	`rgb(117, 96, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 37.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 12%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 21%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 21%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.55, 13.34, -10.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.55, 17.19, 320.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.97, 13.528, 19.908)`
Decimal	`7692409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756079, 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 #756079	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756079 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #756079 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756079; }
.text { color: #756079; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756079; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 96 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756079, #796071); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #756079?: #756079 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756079?: The RGB value is 117, 96, 121: 117 red, 96 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756079?: The complementary color is #647960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756079?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.