What color is #764F6A?

#764F6A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #764F6A?

The RGB value is 118, 79, 106: 118 red, 79 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #764F6A?

The complementary color is #4F765B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #764F6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#764F6A color

#764F6A rgb(118, 79, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #764F6A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 31% green and 41.6% blue (118, 79, 106).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 20% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 10% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#764F6A color codes

HEX	`#764F6A`
RGB	`rgb(118, 79, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 31%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 20%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 33%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 10%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.7, 20.97, -8.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.7, 22.8, 336.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.869, 10.485, 14.979)`
Decimal	`7753578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #764F6A, 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 #764F6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#764F6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #764F6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #764f6a; }
.text { color: #764f6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #764f6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 79 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #764f6a, #764f57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #764F6A?: #764F6A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #764F6A?: The RGB value is 118, 79, 106: 118 red, 79 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #764F6A?: The complementary color is #4F765B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #764F6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.