What color is #76070F?

#76070F is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Blood Brother. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76070F?

The RGB value is 118, 7, 15: 118 red, 7 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76070F?

The complementary color is #07766E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76070F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76070F color

#76070F rgb(118, 7, 15)

Shades of red

The hex color #76070F is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 2.7% green and 5.9% blue (118, 7, 15).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 89% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 94% magenta, 87% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Blood Brother (#770011), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.62:1).

#76070F color codes

HEX	`#76070F`
RGB	`rgb(118, 7, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 2.7%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 89%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 94%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 94%, 87%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.8, 44.18, 29.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.8, 52.94, 33.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.634, 4.039, 0.83)`
Decimal	`7735055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76070F, 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 #76070F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#76070F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #76070F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76070f; }
.text { color: #76070f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76070f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 7 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76070f, #763707); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Maroon.

Questions

What color is #76070F?: #76070F is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Blood Brother. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76070F?: The RGB value is 118, 7, 15: 118 red, 7 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76070F?: The complementary color is #07766E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76070F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.