What color is #765B71?

#765B71 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #765B71?

The RGB value is 118, 91, 113: 118 red, 91 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #765B71?

The complementary color is #5B7660, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #765B71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#765B71 color

#765B71 rgb(118, 91, 113)

Shades of purple

The hex color #765B71 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 35.7% green and 44.3% blue (118, 91, 113).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 13% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 4% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#765B71 color codes

HEX	`#765B71`
RGB	`rgb(118, 91, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 35.7%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 13%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 23%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 4%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.04, 15.09, -8.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.04, 17.19, 331.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.193, 12.526, 17.29)`
Decimal	`7756657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #765B71, 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 #765B71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#765B71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #765B71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #765b71; }
.text { color: #765b71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #765b71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 91 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #765b71, #765b64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #765B71?: #765B71 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #765B71?: The RGB value is 118, 91, 113: 118 red, 91 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #765B71?: The complementary color is #5B7660, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #765B71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.