What color is #765559?

#765559 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #765559?

The RGB value is 118, 85, 89: 118 red, 85 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #765559?

The complementary color is #557672, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #765559?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#765559 color

#765559 rgb(118, 85, 89)

Shades of red

The hex color #765559 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 33.3% green and 34.9% blue (118, 85, 89).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 16% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 25% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#765559 color codes

HEX	`#765559`
RGB	`rgb(118, 85, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 33.3%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 16%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 28%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 25%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.7, 14.34, 3.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.7, 14.67, 12.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.523, 11.07, 10.926)`
Decimal	`7755097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #765559, 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 #765559	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#765559 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #765559 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #765559; }
.text { color: #765559; }
.border { border: 2px solid #765559; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 85 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #765559, #766255); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #765559?: #765559 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #765559?: The RGB value is 118, 85, 89: 118 red, 85 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #765559?: The complementary color is #557672, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #765559?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.