What color is #765572?

#765572 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 #765572?

The RGB value is 118, 85, 114: 118 red, 85 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #765572?

The complementary color is #557659, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #765572?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#765572 color

#765572 rgb(118, 85, 114)

Shades of purple

The hex color #765572 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 33.3% green and 44.7% blue (118, 85, 114).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 16% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 3% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#765572 color codes

HEX	`#765572`
RGB	`rgb(118, 85, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 33.3%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 16%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 28%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 3%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.51, 18.92, -11.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.51, 21.96, 329.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.757, 11.564, 17.424)`
Decimal	`7755122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #765572, 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 #765572	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#765572 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #765572 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #765572; }
.text { color: #765572; }
.border { border: 2px solid #765572; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 85 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #765572, #765562); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #765572?: #765572 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 #765572?: The RGB value is 118, 85, 114: 118 red, 85 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #765572?: The complementary color is #557659, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #765572?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.