What color is #75617C?

#75617C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75617C?

The RGB value is 117, 97, 124: 117 red, 97 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75617C?

The complementary color is #687C61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75617C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75617C color

#75617C rgb(117, 97, 124)

Shades of purple

The hex color #75617C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 38% green and 48.6% blue (117, 97, 124).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 12% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#75617C color codes

HEX	`#75617C`
RGB	`rgb(117, 97, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 38%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 12%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 22%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 22%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.93, 13.38, -12.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.93, 18.04, 317.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.248, 13.787, 20.923)`
Decimal	`7692668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75617C, 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 #75617C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#75617C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #75617C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75617c; }
.text { color: #75617c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75617c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 97 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75617c, #7c6175); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #75617C?: #75617C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75617C?: The RGB value is 117, 97, 124: 117 red, 97 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75617C?: The complementary color is #687C61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75617C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.