What color is #765F6F?

#765F6F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #765F6F?

The RGB value is 118, 95, 111: 118 red, 95 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #765F6F?

The complementary color is #5F7666, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #765F6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#765F6F color

#765F6F rgb(118, 95, 111)

Shades of pink

The hex color #765F6F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 37.3% green and 43.5% blue (118, 95, 111).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 11% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 6% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#765F6F color codes

HEX	`#765F6F`
RGB	`rgb(118, 95, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 37.3%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 11%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 19%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 6%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.04, 12.27, -5.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.04, 13.46, 335.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.432, 13.184, 16.82)`
Decimal	`7757679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #765F6F, 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 #765F6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#765F6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	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 #765F6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #765f6f; }
.text { color: #765f6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #765f6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 95 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #765f6f, #765f64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #765F6F?: #765F6F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #765F6F?: The RGB value is 118, 95, 111: 118 red, 95 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #765F6F?: The complementary color is #5F7666, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #765F6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.