What color is #76555F?

#76555F 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 #76555F?

The RGB value is 118, 85, 95: 118 red, 85 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76555F?

The complementary color is #55766C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76555F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76555F color

#76555F rgb(118, 85, 95)

Shades of red

The hex color #76555F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 33.3% green and 37.3% blue (118, 85, 95).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 16% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 19% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#76555F color codes

HEX	`#76555F`
RGB	`rgb(118, 85, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 33.3%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 16%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 28%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 19%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.87, 15.35, -0.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.87, 15.36, 358.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.785, 11.175, 12.308)`
Decimal	`7755103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76555F, 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 #76555F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76555F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	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 #76555F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76555f; }
.text { color: #76555f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76555f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 85 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76555f, #765c55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #76555F?: #76555F 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 #76555F?: The RGB value is 118, 85, 95: 118 red, 85 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76555F?: The complementary color is #55766C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76555F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.