What color is #760020?

#760020 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Evil Forces. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #760020?

The RGB value is 118, 0, 32: 118 red, 0 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #760020?

The complementary color is #007656, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #760020?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#760020 color

#760020 rgb(118, 0, 32)

Shades of red

The hex color #760020 is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 0% green and 12.5% blue (118, 0, 32).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 100% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 73% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Evil Forces (#770022), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.72:1).

#760020 color codes

HEX	`#760020`
RGB	`rgb(118, 0, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 0%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 100%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 100%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 73%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.53, 46.27, 17.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.53, 49.63, 21.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.733, 3.957, 1.723)`
Decimal	`7733280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #760020, 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 #760020	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#760020 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #760020 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #760020; }
.text { color: #760020; }
.border { border: 2px solid #760020; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 0 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #760020, #761b00); }

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Questions

What color is #760020?: #760020 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Evil Forces. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #760020?: The RGB value is 118, 0, 32: 118 red, 0 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #760020?: The complementary color is #007656, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #760020?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.