#76235A Color

#76235A is rgb(118, 35, 90) in RGB, hsl(320, 54%, 30%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 70%, 24%, 54%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Byzantium (#702963), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.58. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#76235A

HEX#76235A

RGBrgb(118, 35, 90)

HSLhsl(320, 54%, 30%)

HSVhsv(320, 70%, 46%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 70%, 24%, 54%)

OKLCHoklch(40.4% 0.131 343.9)

LABlab(29.04% 40.83 -13.12)

LCHlch(29.04% 42.89 342.19)

What #76235A 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 #76235A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Byzantium#702963ΔE 6.58 Palatinate Purple#682860ΔE 8.88 Pansy Purple#78184AΔE 8.91 Dark Raspberry#872657ΔE 9.31 Maximum Violet#892F77ΔE 11.34 Spanish Purple#66033CΔE 11.42

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

#76235A Channel Values

How #76235A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 118 · G 35 · B 90	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 320° · S 54% · L 30%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 320° · S 70% · V 46%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 70% · Y 24% · K 54%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	9.73:1 vs white · 2.16:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #76235A 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 text9.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #76235A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #76235A; 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 #76235A

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.

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How #76235A 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#76235A

Protanopia#3C3C5A

Protanomaly#59335A

Deuteranopia#4B4B58

Deuteranomaly#5F3F59

Tritanopia#732E2E

Tritanomaly#742A44

Achromatopsia#444444

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Using #76235A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-76235a: #76235A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #76235A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-76235a': '#76235A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.137, blue: 0.353)

Android XML<color name="color_76235a">#76235A</color>

SVG fillfill="#76235A"

More Pink Colors

#76235A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#76235A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #76235A?

#76235A is a dark pink — rgb(118, 35, 90) in RGB and hsl(320, 54%, 30%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Byzantium (#702963), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.58.

What is the RGB value of #76235A?

#76235A is rgb(118, 35, 90) — red 118, green 35, and blue 90 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #76235A?

#76235A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 70%, 24%, 54%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #76235A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #76235A scores 9.73:1 against white and 2.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #76235A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #76235A 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 purple (#800080) at a CIE76 distance of 27.77, which is a different colour altogether.

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