What color is #765B5E?

#765B5E 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 #765B5E?

The RGB value is 118, 91, 94: 118 red, 91 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #765B5E?

The complementary color is #5B7673, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #765B5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#765B5E color

#765B5E rgb(118, 91, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #765B5E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 35.7% green and 36.9% blue (118, 91, 94).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 13% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 20% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#765B5E color codes

HEX	`#765B5E`
RGB	`rgb(118, 91, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 35.7%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 13%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 23%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 20%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.44, 11.55, 2.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.44, 11.82, 12.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.233, 12.142, 12.234)`
Decimal	`7756638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #765B5E, 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 #765B5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#765B5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #765B5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #765b5e; }
.text { color: #765b5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #765b5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 91 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #765b5e, #76665b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #765B5E?: #765B5E 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 #765B5E?: The RGB value is 118, 91, 94: 118 red, 91 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #765B5E?: The complementary color is #5B7673, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #765B5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.