What color is #764C62?

#764C62 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #764C62?

The RGB value is 118, 76, 98: 118 red, 76 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #764C62?

The complementary color is #4C7660, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #764C62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#764C62 color

#764C62 rgb(118, 76, 98)

Shades of purple

The hex color #764C62 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 29.8% green and 38.4% blue (118, 76, 98).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 22% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 17% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#764C62 color codes

HEX	`#764C62`
RGB	`rgb(118, 76, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 29.8%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 22%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 36%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 17%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.67, 21.31, -5.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.67, 22, 345.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.26, 9.903, 12.819)`
Decimal	`7752802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #764C62, 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 #764C62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#764C62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #764C62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #764c62; }
.text { color: #764c62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #764c62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 76 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #764c62, #764c4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #764C62?: #764C62 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #764C62?: The RGB value is 118, 76, 98: 118 red, 76 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #764C62?: The complementary color is #4C7660, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #764C62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.