What color is #76404D?

#76404D is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Köfte Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76404D?

The RGB value is 118, 64, 77: 118 red, 64 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76404D?

The complementary color is #407669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76404D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76404D color

#76404D rgb(118, 64, 77)

Shades of red

The hex color #76404D is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 25.1% green and 30.2% blue (118, 64, 77).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 30% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 35% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Köfte Brown (#773644), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.04:1).

#76404D color codes

HEX	`#76404D`
RGB	`rgb(118, 64, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 25.1%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 30%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 46%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 35%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.1, 25.07, 2.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.1, 25.2, 5.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.645, 8.055, 8.014)`
Decimal	`7749709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76404D, 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 #76404D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#76404D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	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 #76404D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76404d; }
.text { color: #76404d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76404d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 64 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76404d, #764e40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #76404D?: #76404D is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Köfte Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76404D?: The RGB value is 118, 64, 77: 118 red, 64 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76404D?: The complementary color is #407669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76404D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.