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#762a42 color: Palace Red

#762a42 is rgb(118, 42, 66) in RGB and oklch(40.34% 0.10881 3.752) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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341°
100%

40.3%
0.109
4°
  • Rose
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Wine
  • pink-900
  • Black 54%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.63:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.18:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #762a42

#762a42 is a soft dark rose color. In OKLCH it has 40.3% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 4°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.63:1 contrast and black text 2.18:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Palace Red (#752745). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is pink-900.

More dark rose colors

Lighter: #762a42 mixed with white

  1. 762a42
  2. 853f53
  3. 935364
  4. a16876
  5. af7c88
  6. bd919b
  7. cba7ae
  8. d8bcc2
  9. e5d2d6
  10. f2e8ea

Darker: #762a42 mixed with black

  1. 762a42
  2. 662338
  3. 561c2f
  4. 471625
  5. 38101c
  6. 290a14
  7. 1c050b
  8. 0f0205
  9. 050101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #762a42 with less saturation

  1. 762a42
  2. 722e43
  3. 6e3243
  4. 6a3644
  5. 663945
  6. 623c45
  7. 5d3f46
  8. 584147
  9. 534447
  10. 4e4648

Questions about #762a42

What color is #762a42?

#762a42 is soft dark rose. The closest named color is Palace Red. In RGB it is rgb(118, 42, 66), in HSL hsl(341.05, 47.5%, 31.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.34% 0.10881 3.752).

What colors go well with #762a42?

The complementary color of #762a42 is #00584e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6a2e61 and #782d1d. The triadic partners are #3d5100 and #004d7e.

Is white or black text more readable on #762a42?

White text reads better on #762a42: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and black gives 2.18:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #762a42 a warm or cool color?

#762a42 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 4 degrees, its lightness 40.3% and its chroma 0.109.