What color is #765D62?

#765D62 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 #765D62?

The RGB value is 118, 93, 98: 118 red, 93 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #765D62?

The complementary color is #5D7671, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #765D62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#765D62 color

#765D62 rgb(118, 93, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #765D62 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 36.5% green and 38.4% blue (118, 93, 98).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 12% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 17% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#765D62 color codes

HEX	`#765D62`
RGB	`rgb(118, 93, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 36.5%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 12%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 21%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 17%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.1, 11.04, 1.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.1, 11.09, 5.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.59, 12.563, 13.262)`
Decimal	`7757154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #765D62, 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 #765D62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#765D62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	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 #765D62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #765d62; }
.text { color: #765d62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #765d62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 93 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #765d62, #76645d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #765D62?: #765D62 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 #765D62?: The RGB value is 118, 93, 98: 118 red, 93 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #765D62?: The complementary color is #5D7671, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #765D62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.