What color is #76454E?

#76454E is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76454E?

The RGB value is 118, 69, 78: 118 red, 69 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76454E?

The complementary color is #45766D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76454E?

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.

#76454E color

#76454E rgb(118, 69, 78)

Shades of red

The hex color #76454E is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 27.1% green and 30.6% blue (118, 69, 78).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 26% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 34% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Nocturne Red (#7A4B56), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#76454E color codes

HEX	`#76454E`
RGB	`rgb(118, 69, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 27.1%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 26%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 42%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 34%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.32, 22.28, 3.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.32, 22.58, 9.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.975, 8.659, 8.3)`
Decimal	`7750990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76454E, 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 #76454E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#76454E 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 #76454E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76454e; }
.text { color: #76454e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76454e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 69 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76454e, #765545); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #76454E?: #76454E is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76454E?: The RGB value is 118, 69, 78: 118 red, 69 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76454E?: The complementary color is #45766D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76454E?: 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.