What color is #76443E?

#76443E is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Single Origin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76443E?

The RGB value is 118, 68, 62: 118 red, 68 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76443E?

The complementary color is #3E7076, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76443E?

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.

#76443E color

#76443E rgb(118, 68, 62)

Shades of brown

The hex color #76443E is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 26.7% green and 24.3% blue (118, 68, 62).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 31% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 47% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Single Origin (#713E39), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#76443E color codes

HEX	`#76443E`
RGB	`rgb(118, 68, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 26.7%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 31%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 47%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 47%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.67, 20.81, 12.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.67, 24.49, 31.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.408, 8.335, 5.617)`
Decimal	`7750718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76443E, 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 #76443E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#76443E 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 #76443E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76443e; }
.text { color: #76443e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76443e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 68 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76443e, #76603e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #76443E?: #76443E is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Single Origin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76443E?: The RGB value is 118, 68, 62: 118 red, 68 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76443E?: The complementary color is #3E7076, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76443E?: 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.