What color is #765A61?

#765A61 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #765A61?

The RGB value is 118, 90, 97: 118 red, 90 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #765A61?

The complementary color is #5A766F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #765A61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#765A61 color

#765A61 rgb(118, 90, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #765A61 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 35.3% green and 38% blue (118, 90, 97).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 13% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 18% 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 6.17:1).

#765A61 color codes

HEX	`#765A61`
RGB	`rgb(118, 90, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 35.3%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 13%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 24%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 18%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.26, 12.68, 0.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.26, 12.68, 1.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.285, 12.027, 12.929)`
Decimal	`7756385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #765A61, 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 #765A61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#765A61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #765A61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #765a61; }
.text { color: #765a61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #765a61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 90 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #765a61, #76615a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #765A61?: #765A61 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #765A61?: The RGB value is 118, 90, 97: 118 red, 90 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #765A61?: The complementary color is #5A766F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #765A61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.