What color is #763C33?

#763C33 is a dark, desaturated red known as Crown of Thorns. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Crown of Thorns?

The RGB value is 118, 60, 51: 118 red, 60 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Crown of Thorns?

The complementary color is #336D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #763C33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Crown of Thorns color: hex code #763C33

#763C33 rgb(118, 60, 51)

Shades of brown

Crown of Thorns has the hex code #763C33. It is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 23.5% green and 20% blue (118, 60, 51).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 40% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 57% yellow and 54% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.52:1).

Crown of Thorns (#763C33) color codes

HEX	`#763C33`
RGB	`rgb(118, 60, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 23.5%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 40%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 57%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 57%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.53, 24.35, 17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.53, 29.7, 34.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.685, 7.323, 4.035)`
Decimal	`7748659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Crown of Thorns, 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 #763C33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#763C33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #763C33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #763c33; }
.text { color: #763c33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #763c33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 60 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #763c33, #765e33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burnt Umber.

See #763C33 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #763C33?: #763C33 is a dark, desaturated red known as Crown of Thorns. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Crown of Thorns?: The RGB value is 118, 60, 51: 118 red, 60 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Crown of Thorns?: The complementary color is #336D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #763C33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.