What color is #76575E?

#76575E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76575E?

The RGB value is 118, 87, 94: 118 red, 87 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76575E?

The complementary color is #57766F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76575E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76575E color

#76575E rgb(118, 87, 94)

Shades of red

The hex color #76575E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 34.1% green and 36.9% blue (118, 87, 94).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 15% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 20% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.37:1).

#76575E color codes

HEX	`#76575E`
RGB	`rgb(118, 87, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 34.1%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 15%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 26%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 20%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.37, 13.97, 0.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.37, 14, 4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.9, 11.477, 12.123)`
Decimal	`7755614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76575E, 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 #76575E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76575E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	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 #76575E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76575e; }
.text { color: #76575e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76575e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 87 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76575e, #766057); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #76575E?: #76575E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76575E?: The RGB value is 118, 87, 94: 118 red, 87 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76575E?: The complementary color is #57766F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76575E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.