What color is #764661?

#764661 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #764661?

The RGB value is 118, 70, 97: 118 red, 70 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #764661?

The complementary color is #46765B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #764661?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#764661 color

#764661 rgb(118, 70, 97)

Shades of purple

The hex color #764661 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 27.5% green and 38% blue (118, 70, 97).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 26% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 18% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#764661 color codes

HEX	`#764661`
RGB	`rgb(118, 70, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 27.5%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 26%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 41%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 18%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.17, 24.71, -7.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.17, 25.71, 343.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.819, 9.096, 12.44)`
Decimal	`7751265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #764661, 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 #764661	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#764661 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #764661 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #764661; }
.text { color: #764661; }
.border { border: 2px solid #764661; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 70 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #764661, #764649); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #764661?: #764661 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #764661?: The RGB value is 118, 70, 97: 118 red, 70 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #764661?: The complementary color is #46765B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #764661?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.