What color is #765C60?

#765C60 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 #765C60?

The RGB value is 118, 92, 96: 118 red, 92 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #765C60?

The complementary color is #5C7672, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #765C60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#765C60 color

#765C60 rgb(118, 92, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #765C60 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 36.1% green and 37.6% blue (118, 92, 96).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 12% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 19% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#765C60 color codes

HEX	`#765C60`
RGB	`rgb(118, 92, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 36.1%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 12%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 22%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 19%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.77, 11.29, 1.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.77, 11.43, 8.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.41, 12.351, 12.742)`
Decimal	`7756896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #765C60, 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 #765C60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#765C60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #765C60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #765c60; }
.text { color: #765c60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #765c60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 92 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #765c60, #76655c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #765C60?: #765C60 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 #765C60?: The RGB value is 118, 92, 96: 118 red, 92 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #765C60?: The complementary color is #5C7672, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #765C60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.