What color is #765D69?

#765D69 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #765D69?

The RGB value is 118, 93, 105: 118 red, 93 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #765D69?

The complementary color is #5D766A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #765D69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#765D69 color

#765D69 rgb(118, 93, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #765D69 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 36.5% green and 41.2% blue (118, 93, 105).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 12% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 11% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#765D69 color codes

HEX	`#765D69`
RGB	`rgb(118, 93, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 36.5%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 12%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 21%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 11%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.31, 12.32, -2.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.31, 12.67, 346.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.935, 12.701, 15.079)`
Decimal	`7757161`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #765D69, 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 #765D69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#765D69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #765D69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #765d69; }
.text { color: #765d69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #765d69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 93 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #765d69, #765d5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #765D69?: #765D69 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #765D69?: The RGB value is 118, 93, 105: 118 red, 93 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #765D69?: The complementary color is #5D766A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #765D69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.