What color is #755139?

#755139 is a dark, desaturated orange known as Toffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Toffee?

The RGB value is 117, 81, 57: 117 red, 81 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Toffee?

The complementary color is #395D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #755139?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Toffee color: hex code #755139

#755139 rgb(117, 81, 57)

Shades of brown

Toffee has the hex code #755139. It is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 31.8% green and 22.4% blue (117, 81, 57).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 34% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 51% yellow and 54% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

Toffee (#755139) color codes

HEX	`#755139`
RGB	`rgb(117, 81, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 31.8%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 34%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 51%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 51%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.78, 12, 20.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.78, 23.41, 59.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.018, 9.963, 5.213)`
Decimal	`7688505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Toffee, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #755139	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#755139 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #755139 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #755139; }
.text { color: #755139; }
.border { border: 2px solid #755139; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 81 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #755139, #756f39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #755139 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #755139?: #755139 is a dark, desaturated orange known as Toffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Toffee?: The RGB value is 117, 81, 57: 117 red, 81 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Toffee?: The complementary color is #395D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #755139?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.