What color is #76486A?

#76486A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76486A?

The RGB value is 118, 72, 106: 118 red, 72 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76486A?

The complementary color is #487654, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76486A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76486A color

#76486A rgb(118, 72, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #76486A is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 28.2% green and 41.6% blue (118, 72, 106).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 24% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 10% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#76486A color codes

HEX	`#76486A`
RGB	`rgb(118, 72, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 28.2%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 24%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 39%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 10%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.98, 25.16, -11.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.98, 27.67, 335.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.39, 9.528, 14.819)`
Decimal	`7751786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76486A, 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 #76486A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#76486A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #76486A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76486a; }
.text { color: #76486a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76486a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 72 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76486a, #764853); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #76486A?: #76486A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76486A?: The RGB value is 118, 72, 106: 118 red, 72 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76486A?: The complementary color is #487654, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76486A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.