What color is #76605B?

#76605B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Bear Hug. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76605B?

The RGB value is 118, 96, 91: 118 red, 96 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76605B?

The complementary color is #5B7176, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76605B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76605B color

#76605B rgb(118, 96, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #76605B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 37.6% green and 35.7% blue (118, 96, 91).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 13% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 23% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Bear Hug (#796359), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#76605B color codes

HEX	`#76605B`
RGB	`rgb(118, 96, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 37.6%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 13%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 23%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 23%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.72, 8.03, 6.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.72, 10.15, 37.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.543, 12.973, 11.686)`
Decimal	`7757915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76605B, 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 #76605B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76605B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #76605B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76605b; }
.text { color: #76605b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76605b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 96 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76605b, #766e5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #76605B?: #76605B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Bear Hug. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76605B?: The RGB value is 118, 96, 91: 118 red, 96 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76605B?: The complementary color is #5B7176, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76605B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.