What color is #765960?

#765960 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 #765960?

The RGB value is 118, 89, 96: 118 red, 89 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #765960?

The complementary color is #59766F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #765960?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#765960 color

#765960 rgb(118, 89, 96)

Shades of red

The hex color #765960 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 34.9% green and 37.6% blue (118, 89, 96).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 14% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 19% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#765960 color codes

HEX	`#765960`
RGB	`rgb(118, 89, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 34.9%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 14%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 25%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 19%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.96, 13.11, 0.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.96, 13.12, 2.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.155, 11.841, 12.657)`
Decimal	`7756128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #765960, 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 #765960	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#765960 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #765960 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #765960; }
.text { color: #765960; }
.border { border: 2px solid #765960; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 89 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #765960, #766159); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #765960?: #765960 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 #765960?: The RGB value is 118, 89, 96: 118 red, 89 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #765960?: The complementary color is #59766F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #765960?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.