What color is #765F60?

#765F60 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 #765F60?

The RGB value is 118, 95, 96: 118 red, 95 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #765F60?

The complementary color is #5F7675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #765F60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#765F60 color

#765F60 rgb(118, 95, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #765F60 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 37.3% green and 37.6% blue (118, 95, 96).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 11% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 19% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#765F60 color codes

HEX	`#765F60`
RGB	`rgb(118, 95, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 37.3%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 11%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 19%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 19%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.58, 9.48, 2.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.58, 9.93, 17.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.675, 12.881, 12.83)`
Decimal	`7757664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #765F60, 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 #765F60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#765F60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	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 #765F60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #765f60; }
.text { color: #765f60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #765f60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 95 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #765f60, #766a5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #765F60?: #765F60 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 #765F60?: The RGB value is 118, 95, 96: 118 red, 95 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #765F60?: The complementary color is #5F7675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #765F60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.