What color is #76657F?

#76657F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76657F?

The RGB value is 118, 101, 127: 118 red, 101 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76657F?

The complementary color is #6E7F65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76657F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76657F color

#76657F rgb(118, 101, 127)

Shades of purple

The hex color #76657F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 39.6% green and 49.8% blue (118, 101, 127).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 11% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#76657F color codes

HEX	`#76657F`
RGB	`rgb(118, 101, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 39.6%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 11%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 20%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 20%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.21, 11.99, -11.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.21, 16.93, 315.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.955, 14.691, 22.07)`
Decimal	`7759231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76657F, 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 #76657F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76657F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #76657F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76657f; }
.text { color: #76657f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76657f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 101 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76657f, #7f657b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #76657F?: #76657F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76657F?: The RGB value is 118, 101, 127: 118 red, 101 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76657F?: The complementary color is #6E7F65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76657F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.