What color is #765266?

#765266 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #765266?

The RGB value is 118, 82, 102: 118 red, 82 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #765266?

The complementary color is #527662, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #765266?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#765266 color

#765266 rgb(118, 82, 102)

Shades of purple

The hex color #765266 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 32.2% green and 40% blue (118, 82, 102).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 18% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 14% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#765266 color codes

HEX	`#765266`
RGB	`rgb(118, 82, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 32.2%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 18%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 31%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 14%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.32, 18.42, -5.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.32, 19.23, 343.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.887, 10.846, 13.982)`
Decimal	`7754342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #765266, 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 #765266	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#765266 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #765266 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #765266; }
.text { color: #765266; }
.border { border: 2px solid #765266; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 82 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #765266, #765254); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #765266?: #765266 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #765266?: The RGB value is 118, 82, 102: 118 red, 82 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #765266?: The complementary color is #527662, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #765266?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.