What color is #76375A?

#76375A is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76375A?

The RGB value is 118, 55, 90: 118 red, 55 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76375A?

The complementary color is #377653, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76375A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76375A color

#76375A rgb(118, 55, 90)

Shades of purple

The hex color #76375A is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 21.6% green and 35.3% blue (118, 55, 90).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 36% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 24% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.52:1).

#76375A color codes

HEX	`#76375A`
RGB	`rgb(118, 55, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 21.6%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 36%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 53%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 24%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.53, 32.11, -8.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.53, 33.12, 345.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.683, 7.323, 10.522)`
Decimal	`7747418`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76375A, 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 #76375A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#76375A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #76375A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76375a; }
.text { color: #76375a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76375a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 55 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76375a, #76373a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #76375A?: #76375A is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76375A?: The RGB value is 118, 55, 90: 118 red, 55 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76375A?: The complementary color is #377653, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76375A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.