What color is #765D74?

#765D74 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #765D74?

The RGB value is 118, 93, 116: 118 red, 93 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #765D74?

The complementary color is #5D765F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #765D74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#765D74 color

#765D74 rgb(118, 93, 116)

Shades of purple

The hex color #765D74 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 36.5% green and 45.5% blue (118, 93, 116).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 12% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 2% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#765D74 color codes

HEX	`#765D74`
RGB	`rgb(118, 93, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 36.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 12%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 21%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 2%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.68, 14.49, -9.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.68, 17.11, 327.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.538, 12.942, 18.252)`
Decimal	`7757172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #765D74, 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 #765D74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#765D74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #765D74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #765d74; }
.text { color: #765d74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #765d74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 93 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #765d74, #765d68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #765D74?: #765D74 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #765D74?: The RGB value is 118, 93, 116: 118 red, 93 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #765D74?: The complementary color is #5D765F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #765D74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.