What color is #76495A?

#76495A is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76495A?

The RGB value is 118, 73, 90: 118 red, 73 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76495A?

The complementary color is #497665, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76495A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76495A color

#76495A rgb(118, 73, 90)

Shades of red

The hex color #76495A is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 28.6% green and 35.3% blue (118, 73, 90).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 24% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 24% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Nocturne Red (#7A4B56), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#76495A color codes

HEX	`#76495A`
RGB	`rgb(118, 73, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 28.6%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 24%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 38%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 24%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.66, 21.74, -1.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.66, 21.83, 354.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.699, 9.356, 10.86)`
Decimal	`7752026`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76495A, 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 #76495A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#76495A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #76495A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76495a; }
.text { color: #76495a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76495a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 73 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76495a, #764e49); }

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Questions

What color is #76495A?: #76495A is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76495A?: The RGB value is 118, 73, 90: 118 red, 73 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76495A?: The complementary color is #497665, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76495A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.