Information about #76142C color

#76142C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#76142C falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(118, 20, 44) — 46.3% red, 7.8% green, 17.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 38 / 29 / 54. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored earthy red, #76142C occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Red Letter (#751631). Slightly further away sit Royal Burgundy (#740F35) and Salsa (#770C25).

The recipe behind #76142C is rgb(118, 20, 44), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #76142C: 11.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#76142C color variations

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#76142C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #76142C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Red Letter color link
Red Letter

#751631

Salsa color link
Salsa

#770C25

Jalapeno color link
Jalapeno

#701C28

Claret color link
Claret

#7F1734

Livewire color link
Livewire

#6D1C27

Red Berry color link
Red Berry

#701F28

I C Red color link
I C Red

#7A2031

X Factor color link
X Factor

#681B2B

Bullseye color link
Bullseye

#7D222B

Antique Ruby color link
Antique Ruby

#841B2D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#76142C
  • RGB118, 20, 44
  • CMYK0, 38, 29, 54
  • CSSrgb(118, 20, 44)
  • HSL345°, 71%, 27%
  • HSL Precise345.306°, 71.014%, 27.059%
  • HSV345°, 83%, 46%
  • HSB345°, 83%, 46%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.463
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.078
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • GLSLvec3(0.463, 0.078, 0.173)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.463, 0.078, 0.173, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.463, 0.078, 0.173)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB46.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB7.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.3%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID76142C
  • DECIMAL ID7738412
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01