What color is #76435D?

#76435D is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76435D?

The RGB value is 118, 67, 93: 118 red, 67 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76435D?

The complementary color is #43765C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76435D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76435D color

#76435D rgb(118, 67, 93)

Shades of purple

The hex color #76435D is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 26.3% green and 36.5% blue (118, 67, 93).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 28% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 21% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#76435D color codes

HEX	`#76435D`
RGB	`rgb(118, 67, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 26.3%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 28%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 43%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 21%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.32, 25.79, -5.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.32, 26.44, 347.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.454, 8.657, 11.421)`
Decimal	`7750493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76435D, 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 #76435D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#76435D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #76435D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76435d; }
.text { color: #76435d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76435d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 67 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76435d, #764343); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #76435D?: #76435D is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76435D?: The RGB value is 118, 67, 93: 118 red, 67 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76435D?: The complementary color is #43765C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76435D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.