What color is #765170?

#765170 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #765170?

The RGB value is 118, 81, 112: 118 red, 81 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #765170?

The complementary color is #517657, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #765170?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#765170 color

#765170 rgb(118, 81, 112)

Shades of purple

The hex color #765170 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 31.8% green and 43.9% blue (118, 81, 112).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 19% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 5% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#765170 color codes

HEX	`#765170`
RGB	`rgb(118, 81, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 31.8%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 19%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 31%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 5%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.42, 20.94, -11.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.42, 23.92, 331.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.338, 10.907, 16.729)`
Decimal	`7754096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #765170, 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 #765170	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#765170 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #765170 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #765170; }
.text { color: #765170; }
.border { border: 2px solid #765170; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 81 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #765170, #76515d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #765170?: #765170 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #765170?: The RGB value is 118, 81, 112: 118 red, 81 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #765170?: The complementary color is #517657, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #765170?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.