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#76516E Color

#76516E is rgb(118, 81, 110) in RGB, hsl(313, 19%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 7%, 54%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chinese Violet (#856088), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.81. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#76516E
HEX#76516E
RGBrgb(118, 81, 110)
HSLhsl(313, 19%, 39%)
HSVhsv(313, 31%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 7%, 54%)
OKLCHoklch(48.5% 0.065 334.5)
LABlab(39.37% 19.68 -10.25)
LCHlch(39.37% 22.19 332.48)

What #76516E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #76516E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 8.81Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 10.1Dark Byzantium#5D3954ΔE 10.22Eggplant#614051ΔE 10.4English Violet#563C5CΔE 11.39French Lilac#86608EΔE 11.52

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#76516E Channel Values

How #76516E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 118 · G 81 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 313° · S 19% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 313° · S 31% · V 46%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 7% · K 54%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.62:1 vs white · 3.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #76516E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #76516E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #76516E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #76516E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#76516E
Complementary
#517659
Analogous
#6C5176
Analogous
#76515B
Triadic
#6E7651
Triadic
#516E76
Split comp.
#5B7651
Split comp.
#51766C

Tints & Shades of #76516E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8F6185
#A4799B
#B592AD
#C7ADC2
#D8C5D4
#EAE1E8

Shades

#674660
#583C52
#493244
#3A2736
#2A1D28
#1B1319

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #76516E.

How #76516E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#76516E
Protanopia#59596E
Protanomaly#66566E
Deuteranopia#5F5F6D
Deuteranomaly#695A6D
Tritanopia#735555
Tritanomaly#745460
Achromatopsia#5D5D5D

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Using #76516E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-76516e: #76516E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #76516E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-76516e': '#76516E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.318, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_76516e">#76516E</color>
SVG fillfill="#76516E"

More Pink Colors

#76516E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#76516E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #76516E?

#76516E is a dark pink — rgb(118, 81, 110) in RGB and hsl(313, 19%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chinese Violet (#856088), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.81.

What is the RGB value of #76516E?

#76516E is rgb(118, 81, 110) — red 118, green 81, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #76516E?

#76516E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 7%, 54%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #76516E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #76516E scores 6.62:1 against white and 3.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #76516E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #76516E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 22.76, which is visibly different.

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