What color is #763939?

#763939 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Wild Berry. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #763939?

The RGB value is 118, 57, 57: 118 red, 57 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #763939?

The complementary color is #397676, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #763939?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#763939 color

#763939 rgb(118, 57, 57)

Shades of red

The hex color #763939 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 22.4% green and 22.4% blue (118, 57, 57).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 35% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 52% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Wild Berry (#7E3A3C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.7:1).

#763939 color codes

HEX	`#763939`
RGB	`rgb(118, 57, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 22.4%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 35%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 52%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 52%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.98, 26.66, 12.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.98, 29.41, 25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.674, 7.074, 4.726)`
Decimal	`7747897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #763939, 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 #763939	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#763939 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	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 #763939 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #763939; }
.text { color: #763939; }
.border { border: 2px solid #763939; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 57 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #763939, #765839); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #763939?: #763939 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Wild Berry. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #763939?: The RGB value is 118, 57, 57: 118 red, 57 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #763939?: The complementary color is #397676, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #763939?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.