What color is #76596A?

#76596A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76596A?

The RGB value is 118, 89, 106: 118 red, 89 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76596A?

The complementary color is #597665, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76596A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76596A color

#76596A rgb(118, 89, 106)

Shades of pink

The hex color #76596A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 34.9% green and 41.6% blue (118, 89, 106).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 14% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 10% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#76596A color codes

HEX	`#76596A`
RGB	`rgb(118, 89, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 34.9%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 14%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 25%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 10%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.28, 14.93, -5.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.28, 15.77, 341.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.645, 12.037, 15.238)`
Decimal	`7756138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76596A, 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 #76596A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76596A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	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 #76596A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76596a; }
.text { color: #76596a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76596a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 89 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76596a, #76595c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #76596A?: #76596A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76596A?: The RGB value is 118, 89, 106: 118 red, 89 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76596A?: The complementary color is #597665, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76596A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.