What color is #765F6C?

#765F6C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #765F6C?

The RGB value is 118, 95, 108: 118 red, 95 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #765F6C?

The complementary color is #5F7669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #765F6C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#765F6C color

#765F6C rgb(118, 95, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #765F6C is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 37.3% green and 42.4% blue (118, 95, 108).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 11% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 8% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#765F6C color codes

HEX	`#765F6C`
RGB	`rgb(118, 95, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 37.3%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 11%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 19%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 8%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.94, 11.68, -3.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.94, 12.3, 341.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.27, 13.119, 15.965)`
Decimal	`7757676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #765F6C, 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 #765F6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#765F6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #765F6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #765f6c; }
.text { color: #765f6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #765f6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 95 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #765f6c, #765f61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #765F6C?: #765F6C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #765F6C?: The RGB value is 118, 95, 108: 118 red, 95 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #765F6C?: The complementary color is #5F7669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #765F6C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.