What color is #766E89?

#766E89 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #766E89?

The RGB value is 118, 110, 137: 118 red, 110 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #766E89?

The complementary color is #81896E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #766E89?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#766E89 color

#766E89 rgb(118, 110, 137)

Shades of purple

The hex color #766E89 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 43.1% green and 53.7% blue (118, 110, 137).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#766E89 color codes

HEX	`#766E89`
RGB	`rgb(118, 110, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 43.1%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 20%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 20%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.02, 8.84, -13.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.02, 16.28, 302.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.562, 16.81, 25.981)`
Decimal	`7761545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #766E89, 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 #766E89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#766E89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	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 #766E89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #766e89; }
.text { color: #766e89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #766e89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 110 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #766e89, #846e89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #766E89?: #766E89 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #766E89?: The RGB value is 118, 110, 137: 118 red, 110 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #766E89?: The complementary color is #81896E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #766E89?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.