What color is #764D58?

#764D58 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #764D58?

The RGB value is 118, 77, 88: 118 red, 77 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #764D58?

The complementary color is #4D766B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #764D58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#764D58 color

#764D58 rgb(118, 77, 88)

Shades of red

The hex color #764D58 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 30.2% green and 34.5% blue (118, 77, 88).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 21% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 25% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Nocturne Red (#7A4B56), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#764D58 color codes

HEX	`#764D58`
RGB	`rgb(118, 77, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 30.2%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 21%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 35%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 25%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.6, 19.01, 0.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.6, 19.03, 2.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.887, 9.865, 10.509)`
Decimal	`7753048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #764D58, 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 #764D58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#764D58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #764D58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #764d58; }
.text { color: #764d58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #764d58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 77 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #764d58, #76564d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #764D58?: #764D58 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #764D58?: The RGB value is 118, 77, 88: 118 red, 77 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #764D58?: The complementary color is #4D766B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #764D58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.