What color is #765570?

#765570 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #765570?

The RGB value is 118, 85, 112: 118 red, 85 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #765570?

The complementary color is #55765B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #765570?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#765570 color

#765570 rgb(118, 85, 112)

Shades of purple

The hex color #765570 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 33.3% green and 43.9% blue (118, 85, 112).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 16% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 5% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#765570 color codes

HEX	`#765570`
RGB	`rgb(118, 85, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 33.3%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 16%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 28%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 5%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.44, 18.52, -10.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.44, 21.06, 331.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.644, 11.519, 16.831)`
Decimal	`7755120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #765570, 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 #765570	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#765570 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	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 #765570 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #765570; }
.text { color: #765570; }
.border { border: 2px solid #765570; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 85 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #765570, #76555f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #765570?: #765570 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #765570?: The RGB value is 118, 85, 112: 118 red, 85 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #765570?: The complementary color is #55765B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #765570?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.