What color is #764866?

#764866 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #764866?

The RGB value is 118, 72, 102: 118 red, 72 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #764866?

The complementary color is #487658, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #764866?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#764866 color

#764866 rgb(118, 72, 102)

Shades of purple

The hex color #764866 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 28.2% green and 40% blue (118, 72, 102).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 24% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 14% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#764866 color codes

HEX	`#764866`
RGB	`rgb(118, 72, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 28.2%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 24%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 39%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 14%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.83, 24.41, -9.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.83, 26.11, 339.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.187, 9.446, 13.749)`
Decimal	`7751782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #764866, 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 #764866	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#764866 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #764866 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #764866; }
.text { color: #764866; }
.border { border: 2px solid #764866; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 72 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #764866, #76484f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #764866?: #764866 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #764866?: The RGB value is 118, 72, 102: 118 red, 72 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #764866?: The complementary color is #487658, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #764866?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.