What color is #76515D?

#76515D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76515D?

The RGB value is 118, 81, 93: 118 red, 81 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76515D?

The complementary color is #51766A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76515D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76515D color

#76515D rgb(118, 81, 93)

Shades of red

The hex color #76515D is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 31.8% green and 36.5% blue (118, 81, 93).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 19% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 21% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#76515D color codes

HEX	`#76515D`
RGB	`rgb(118, 81, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 31.8%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 19%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 31%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 21%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.77, 17.43, -0.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.77, 17.44, 357.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.39, 10.527, 11.733)`
Decimal	`7754077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76515D, 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 #76515D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76515D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #76515D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76515d; }
.text { color: #76515d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76515d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 81 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76515d, #765751); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #76515D?: #76515D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76515D?: The RGB value is 118, 81, 93: 118 red, 81 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76515D?: The complementary color is #51766A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76515D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.