What color is #764349?

#764349 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #764349?

The RGB value is 118, 67, 73: 118 red, 67 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #764349?

The complementary color is #437670, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #764349?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#764349 color

#764349 rgb(118, 67, 73)

Shades of red

The hex color #764349 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 26.3% green and 28.6% blue (118, 67, 73).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 28% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 38% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Red Rumour (#693F43), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#764349 color codes

HEX	`#764349`
RGB	`rgb(118, 67, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 26.3%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 28%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 43%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 38%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.7, 22.77, 5.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.7, 23.54, 14.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.681, 8.348, 7.351)`
Decimal	`7750473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #764349, 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 #764349	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#764349 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	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 #764349 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #764349; }
.text { color: #764349; }
.border { border: 2px solid #764349; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 67 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #764349, #765743); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #764349?: #764349 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #764349?: The RGB value is 118, 67, 73: 118 red, 67 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #764349?: The complementary color is #437670, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #764349?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.