What color is #76353F?

#76353F is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Köfte Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76353F?

The RGB value is 118, 53, 63: 118 red, 53 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76353F?

The complementary color is #35766C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76353F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76353F color

#76353F rgb(118, 53, 63)

Shades of red

The hex color #76353F is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 20.8% green and 24.7% blue (118, 53, 63).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 38% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 47% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Köfte Brown (#773644), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.93:1).

#76353F color codes

HEX	`#76353F`
RGB	`rgb(118, 53, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 20.8%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 38%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 55%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 47%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.25, 29.53, 7.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.25, 30.48, 14.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.642, 6.758, 5.498)`
Decimal	`7746879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76353F, 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 #76353F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#76353F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	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 #76353F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76353f; }
.text { color: #76353f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76353f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 53 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76353f, #764c35); }

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Questions

What color is #76353F?: #76353F is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Köfte Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76353F?: The RGB value is 118, 53, 63: 118 red, 53 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76353F?: The complementary color is #35766C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76353F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.