What color is #765156?

#765156 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #765156?

The RGB value is 118, 81, 86: 118 red, 81 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #765156?

The complementary color is #517671, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #765156?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#765156 color

#765156 rgb(118, 81, 86)

Shades of red

The hex color #765156 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 31.8% green and 33.7% blue (118, 81, 86).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 19% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 27% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#765156 color codes

HEX	`#765156`
RGB	`rgb(118, 81, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 31.8%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 19%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 31%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 27%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.57, 16.28, 3.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.57, 16.62, 11.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.094, 10.409, 10.174)`
Decimal	`7754070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #765156, 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 #765156	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#765156 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	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 #765156 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #765156; }
.text { color: #765156; }
.border { border: 2px solid #765156; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 81 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #765156, #765e51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #765156?: #765156 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #765156?: The RGB value is 118, 81, 86: 118 red, 81 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #765156?: The complementary color is #517671, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #765156?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.