What color is #76366B?

#76366B is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Bruise. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76366B?

The RGB value is 118, 54, 107: 118 red, 54 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76366B?

The complementary color is #367641, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76366B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76366B color

#76366B rgb(118, 54, 107)

Shades of purple

The hex color #76366B is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 21.2% green and 42% blue (118, 54, 107).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 37% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 9% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Bruise (#7E4071), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

#76366B color codes

HEX	`#76366B`
RGB	`rgb(118, 54, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 21.2%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 37%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 54%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 9%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.03, 35.55, -18.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.03, 39.94, 332.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.444, 7.552, 14.762)`
Decimal	`7747179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76366B, 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 #76366B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#76366B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	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 #76366B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76366b; }
.text { color: #76366b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76366b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 54 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76366b, #76364b); }

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Questions

What color is #76366B?: #76366B is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Bruise. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76366B?: The RGB value is 118, 54, 107: 118 red, 54 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76366B?: The complementary color is #367641, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76366B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.