What color is #76466F?

#76466F is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76466F?

The RGB value is 118, 70, 111: 118 red, 70 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76466F?

The complementary color is #46764D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76466F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76466F color

#76466F rgb(118, 70, 111)

Shades of purple

The hex color #76466F is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 27.5% green and 43.5% blue (118, 70, 111).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 26% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 6% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Purple Passion (#784674), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#76466F color codes

HEX	`#76466F`
RGB	`rgb(118, 70, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 27.5%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 26%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 41%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 6%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.71, 27.29, -15.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.71, 31.18, 331.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.53, 9.38, 16.186)`
Decimal	`7751279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76466F, 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 #76466F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#76466F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	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 #76466F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76466f; }
.text { color: #76466f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76466f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 70 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76466f, #764657); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #76466F?: #76466F is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76466F?: The RGB value is 118, 70, 111: 118 red, 70 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76466F?: The complementary color is #46764D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76466F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.