Information about Brownish Purple color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #76424E reads as a softly balanced earthy red and holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Crossroads (#734949). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Tuscan Red (#7C4848) and Spellbound (#6D4A4E).
In RGB terms — rgb(118, 66, 78) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #76424E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.7:1. The name "Brownish Purple" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Brownish Purple color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Brownish Purple color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Brownish Purple color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Brownish Purple color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Brownish Purple color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Brownish Purple 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Brownish Purple color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Brownish Purple
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#734949
#7C4848
#6D4A4E
#744042
#6B4247
#803A4B
#6D4658
#704241
#694554
#724B43
#6B4947
#7D4F51
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#76424E
- RGB118, 66, 78
- CMYK0, 20, 16, 54
- CSSrgb(118, 66, 78)
- HSL346°, 28%, 36%
- HSL Precise346.154°, 28.261%, 36.078%
- HSV346°, 44%, 46%
- HSB346°, 44%, 46%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.463
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.259
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.306
- GLSLvec3(0.463, 0.259, 0.306)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.463, 0.259, 0.306, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.463, 0.259, 0.306)
- Percentage of Red in RGB46.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB25.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB30.6%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID76424E
- DECIMAL ID7750222
- Name Length15
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- Counting from2025-01-01
