What color is #745553?

#745553 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #745553?

The RGB value is 116, 85, 83: 116 red, 85 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #745553?

The complementary color is #537274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #745553?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#745553 color

#745553 rgb(116, 85, 83)

Shades of red

The hex color #745553 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 33.3% green and 32.5% blue (116, 85, 83).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 17% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 28% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#745553 color codes

HEX	`#745553`
RGB	`rgb(116, 85, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 33.3%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 17%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 28%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 28%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.3, 12.55, 6.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.3, 14, 26.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.013, 10.835, 9.641)`
Decimal	`7624019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #745553, 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 #745553	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#745553 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #745553 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #745553; }
.text { color: #745553; }
.border { border: 2px solid #745553; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 85 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #745553, #746653); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #745553?: #745553 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #745553?: The RGB value is 116, 85, 83: 116 red, 85 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #745553?: The complementary color is #537274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #745553?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.