What color is #76315D?

#76315D is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pretty in Prune. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76315D?

The RGB value is 118, 49, 93: 118 red, 49 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76315D?

The complementary color is #31764A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76315D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76315D color

#76315D rgb(118, 49, 93)

Shades of purple

The hex color #76315D is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 19.2% green and 36.5% blue (118, 49, 93).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 41% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 21% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Pretty in Prune (#6B295A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#76315D color codes

HEX	`#76315D`
RGB	`rgb(118, 49, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 19.2%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 41%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 58%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 21%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.44, 35.78, -11.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.44, 37.64, 341.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.546, 6.839, 11.119)`
Decimal	`7745885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76315D, 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 #76315D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#76315D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #76315D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76315d; }
.text { color: #76315d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76315d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 49 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76315d, #76313b); }

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Questions

What color is #76315D?: #76315D is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pretty in Prune. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76315D?: The RGB value is 118, 49, 93: 118 red, 49 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76315D?: The complementary color is #31764A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76315D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.