What color is #76494B?

#76494B is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76494B?

The RGB value is 118, 73, 75: 118 red, 73 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76494B?

The complementary color is #497674, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76494B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76494B color

#76494B rgb(118, 73, 75)

Shades of red

The hex color #76494B is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 28.6% green and 29.4% blue (118, 73, 75).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 24% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 36% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#76494B color codes

HEX	`#76494B`
RGB	`rgb(118, 73, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 28.6%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 24%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 38%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 36%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.22, 19.47, 6.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.22, 20.65, 19.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.124, 9.125, 7.831)`
Decimal	`7752011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76494B, 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 #76494B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#76494B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #76494B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76494b; }
.text { color: #76494b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76494b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 73 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76494b, #765e49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #76494B?: #76494B is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76494B?: The RGB value is 118, 73, 75: 118 red, 73 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76494B?: The complementary color is #497674, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76494B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.