What color is #763C31?

#763C31 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 #763C31?

The RGB value is 118, 60, 49: 118 red, 60 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #763C31?

The complementary color is #316B76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #763C31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#763C31 color

#763C31 rgb(118, 60, 49)

Shades of brown

The hex color #763C31 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 23.5% green and 19.2% blue (118, 60, 49).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 41% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 58% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Ebi Brown (#773C30), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#763C31 color codes

HEX	`#763C31`
RGB	`rgb(118, 60, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 23.5%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 41%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 58%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 58%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.49, 24.17, 18.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.49, 30.26, 36.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.642, 7.306, 3.808)`
Decimal	`7748657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #763C31, 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 #763C31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#763C31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	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 #763C31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #763c31; }
.text { color: #763c31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #763c31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 60 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #763c31, #765f31); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burnt Umber.

Questions

What color is #763C31?: #763C31 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 #763C31?: The RGB value is 118, 60, 49: 118 red, 60 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #763C31?: The complementary color is #316B76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #763C31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.