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#76041B Color

#76041B is rgb(118, 4, 27) in RGB, hsl(348, 93%, 24%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 97%, 77%, 54%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Burgundy (#800020), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.22. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#76041B
HEX#76041B
RGBrgb(118, 4, 27)
HSLhsl(348, 93%, 24%)
HSVhsv(348, 97%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 97%, 77%, 54%)
OKLCHoklch(36% 0.141 20.2)
LABlab(24.27% 45.42 22.79)
LCHlch(24.27% 50.82 26.64)

What #76041B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #76041B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#76041B Channel Values

How #76041B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 118 · G 4 · B 278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 348° · S 93% · L 24%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 348° · S 97% · V 46%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 97% · Y 77% · K 54%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.64:1 vs white · 1.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #76041B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text11.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #76041B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #76041B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #76041B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #76041B.

How #76041B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#76041B
Protanopia#32321A
Protanomaly#55261A
Deuteranopia#464612
Deuteranomaly#5D3616
Tritanopia#760808
Tritanomaly#760612
Achromatopsia#383838

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #76041B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-76041b: #76041B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #76041B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-76041b': '#76041B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.016, blue: 0.106)
Android XML<color name="color_76041b">#76041B</color>
SVG fillfill="#76041B"

More Red Colors

#76041B sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#76041B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #76041B?

#76041B is a dark red — rgb(118, 4, 27) in RGB and hsl(348, 93%, 24%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Burgundy (#800020), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.22.

What is the RGB value of #76041B?

#76041B is rgb(118, 4, 27) — red 118, green 4, and blue 27 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #76041B?

#76041B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 97%, 77%, 54%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #76041B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #76041B scores 11.64:1 against white and 1.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #76041B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #76041B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is maroon (#800000) at a CIE76 distance of 17.03, which is visibly different.

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