What color is #765972?

#765972 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #765972?

The RGB value is 118, 89, 114: 118 red, 89 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #765972?

The complementary color is #59765D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #765972?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#765972 color

#765972 rgb(118, 89, 114)

Shades of purple

The hex color #765972 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 34.9% green and 44.7% blue (118, 89, 114).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 14% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 3% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#765972 color codes

HEX	`#765972`
RGB	`rgb(118, 89, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 34.9%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 14%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 25%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 3%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.55, 16.5, -9.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.55, 19.08, 329.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.081, 12.212, 17.532)`
Decimal	`7756146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #765972, 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 #765972	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#765972 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	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 #765972 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #765972; }
.text { color: #765972; }
.border { border: 2px solid #765972; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 89 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #765972, #765963); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #765972?: #765972 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #765972?: The RGB value is 118, 89, 114: 118 red, 89 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #765972?: The complementary color is #59765D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #765972?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.