What color is #745555?

#745555 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 #745555?

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

What is the complementary color of #745555?

The complementary color is #557474, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #745555?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#745555 color

#745555 rgb(116, 85, 85)

Shades of red

The hex color #745555 is a grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 15% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 27% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#745555 color codes

HEX	`#745555`
RGB	`rgb(116, 85, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 33.3%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 15%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 27%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 27%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.35, 12.87, 5.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.35, 13.82, 21.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.091, 10.866, 10.053)`
Decimal	`7624021`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #745555, 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 #745555	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#745555 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #745555 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #745555; }
.text { color: #745555; }
.border { border: 2px solid #745555; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 85 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #745555, #746555); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #745555?: #745555 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 #745555?: The RGB value is 116, 85, 85: 116 red, 85 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #745555?: The complementary color is #557474, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #745555?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.