What color is #765350?

#765350 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 #765350?

The RGB value is 118, 83, 80: 118 red, 83 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #765350?

The complementary color is #507376, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #765350?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#765350 color

#765350 rgb(118, 83, 80)

Shades of red

The hex color #765350 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 32.5% green and 31.4% blue (118, 83, 80).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 19% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 32% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#765350 color codes

HEX	`#765350`
RGB	`rgb(118, 83, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 32.5%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 19%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 32%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 32%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.93, 14.16, 7.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.93, 16.05, 28.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.013, 10.618, 9.005)`
Decimal	`7754576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #765350, 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 #765350	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#765350 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #765350 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #765350; }
.text { color: #765350; }
.border { border: 2px solid #765350; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 83 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #765350, #766650); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #765350?: #765350 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 #765350?: The RGB value is 118, 83, 80: 118 red, 83 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #765350?: The complementary color is #507376, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #765350?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.