What color is #76382A?

#76382A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ebi Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76382A?

The RGB value is 118, 56, 42: 118 red, 56 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76382A?

The complementary color is #2A6876, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76382A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76382A color

#76382A rgb(118, 56, 42)

Shades of brown

The hex color #76382A is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 22% green and 16.5% blue (118, 56, 42).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 48% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 64% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Ebi Brown (#773C30), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.86:1).

#76382A color codes

HEX	`#76382A`
RGB	`rgb(118, 56, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 22%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 48%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 64%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 64%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.46, 25.87, 21.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.46, 33.49, 39.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.304, 6.848, 3.022)`
Decimal	`7747626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76382A, 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 #76382A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#76382A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #76382A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76382a; }
.text { color: #76382a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76382a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 56 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76382a, #765e2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burnt Umber.

Questions

What color is #76382A?: #76382A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ebi Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76382A?: The RGB value is 118, 56, 42: 118 red, 56 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76382A?: The complementary color is #2A6876, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76382A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.