What color is #766577?

#766577 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #766577?

The RGB value is 118, 101, 119: 118 red, 101 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #766577?

The complementary color is #667765, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #766577?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#766577 color

#766577 rgb(118, 101, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #766577 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 39.6% green and 46.7% blue (118, 101, 119).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 8% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#766577 color codes

HEX	`#766577`
RGB	`rgb(118, 101, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 39.6%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 8%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 15%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 15%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.93, 10.28, -7.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.93, 12.75, 323.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.454, 14.491, 19.432)`
Decimal	`7759223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #766577, 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 #766577	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#766577 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	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 #766577 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #766577; }
.text { color: #766577; }
.border { border: 2px solid #766577; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 101 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #766577, #77656f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #766577?: #766577 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #766577?: The RGB value is 118, 101, 119: 118 red, 101 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #766577?: The complementary color is #667765, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #766577?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.