What color is #760A27?

#760A27 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 #760A27?

The RGB value is 118, 10, 39: 118 red, 10 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #760A27?

The complementary color is #0A7659, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #760A27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#760A27 color

#760A27 rgb(118, 10, 39)

Shades of red

The hex color #760A27 is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 3.9% green and 15.3% blue (118, 10, 39).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 84% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 92% magenta, 67% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Evil Forces (#770022), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.39:1).

#760A27 color codes

HEX	`#760A27`
RGB	`rgb(118, 10, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 3.9%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 84%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 92%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 92%, 67%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.37, 44.61, 14.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.37, 46.82, 17.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.947, 4.216, 2.314)`
Decimal	`7735847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #760A27, 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 #760A27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#760A27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #760A27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #760a27; }
.text { color: #760a27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #760a27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 10 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #760a27, #76230a); }

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Questions

What color is #760A27?: #760A27 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 #760A27?: The RGB value is 118, 10, 39: 118 red, 10 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #760A27?: The complementary color is #0A7659, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #760A27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.