What color is #764D4E?

#764D4E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #764D4E?

The RGB value is 118, 77, 78: 118 red, 77 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #764D4E?

The complementary color is #4D7675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #764D4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#764D4E color

#764D4E rgb(118, 77, 78)

Shades of red

The hex color #764D4E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 30.2% green and 30.6% blue (118, 77, 78).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 21% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 34% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#764D4E color codes

HEX	`#764D4E`
RGB	`rgb(118, 77, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 30.2%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 21%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 35%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 34%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.32, 17.49, 6.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.32, 18.67, 20.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.501, 9.71, 8.475)`
Decimal	`7753038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #764D4E, 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 #764D4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#764D4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	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 #764D4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #764d4e; }
.text { color: #764d4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #764d4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 77 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #764d4e, #76604d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #764D4E?: #764D4E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #764D4E?: The RGB value is 118, 77, 78: 118 red, 77 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #764D4E?: The complementary color is #4D7675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #764D4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.