What color is #765859?

#765859 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 #765859?

The RGB value is 118, 88, 89: 118 red, 88 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #765859?

The complementary color is #587675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #765859?

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.

#765859 color

#765859 rgb(118, 88, 89)

Shades of red

The hex color #765859 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 34.5% green and 34.9% blue (118, 88, 89).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 15% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 25% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#765859 color codes

HEX	`#765859`
RGB	`rgb(118, 88, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 34.5%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 15%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 25%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 25%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.5, 12.53, 4.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.5, 13.23, 18.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.764, 11.553, 11.007)`
Decimal	`7755865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #765859, 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 #765859	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#765859 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 #765859 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #765859; }
.text { color: #765859; }
.border { border: 2px solid #765859; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 88 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #765859, #766658); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #765859?: #765859 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 #765859?: The RGB value is 118, 88, 89: 118 red, 88 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #765859?: The complementary color is #587675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #765859?: 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.