What color is #762B21?

#762B21 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Prune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #762B21?

The RGB value is 118, 43, 33: 118 red, 43 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #762B21?

The complementary color is #216C76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #762B21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#762B21 color

#762B21 rgb(118, 43, 33)

Shades of brown

The hex color #762B21 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 16.9% green and 12.9% blue (118, 43, 33).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 56% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 72% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Prune (#701C11), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.82:1).

#762B21 color codes

HEX	`#762B21`
RGB	`rgb(118, 43, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 16.9%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 56%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 72%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 72%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.62, 32.24, 23.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.62, 39.86, 36.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.61, 5.69, 2.083)`
Decimal	`7744289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #762B21, 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 #762B21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#762B21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #762B21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #762b21; }
.text { color: #762b21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #762b21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 43 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #762b21, #765621); }

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Questions

What color is #762B21?: #762B21 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Prune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #762B21?: The RGB value is 118, 43, 33: 118 red, 43 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #762B21?: The complementary color is #216C76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #762B21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.