What color is #76354C?

#76354C is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Flirt. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76354C?

The RGB value is 118, 53, 76: 118 red, 53 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76354C?

The complementary color is #35765F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76354C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76354C color

#76354C rgb(118, 53, 76)

Shades of red

The hex color #76354C is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 20.8% green and 29.8% blue (118, 53, 76).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 38% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 36% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Flirt (#7A2E4D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.81:1).

#76354C color codes

HEX	`#76354C`
RGB	`rgb(118, 53, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 20.8%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 38%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 55%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 36%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.63, 31.15, -0.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.63, 31.15, 359.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.049, 6.921, 7.643)`
Decimal	`7746892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76354C, 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 #76354C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#76354C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	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 #76354C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76354c; }
.text { color: #76354c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76354c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 53 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76354c, #763f35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #76354C?: #76354C is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Flirt. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76354C?: The RGB value is 118, 53, 76: 118 red, 53 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76354C?: The complementary color is #35765F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76354C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.