What color is #75131A?

#75131A is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Festive Bordeaux. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75131A?

The RGB value is 117, 19, 26: 117 red, 19 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75131A?

The complementary color is #13756E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75131A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75131A color

#75131A rgb(117, 19, 26)

Shades of red

The hex color #75131A is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 7.5% green and 10.2% blue (117, 19, 26).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 72% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 84% magenta, 78% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Festive Bordeaux (#6E0F12), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.26:1).

#75131A color codes

HEX	`#75131A`
RGB	`rgb(117, 19, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 7.5%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 72%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 84%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 84%, 78%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.71, 41.39, 23.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.71, 47.5, 29.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.756, 4.323, 1.403)`
Decimal	`7672602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75131A, 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 #75131A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#75131A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #75131A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75131a; }
.text { color: #75131a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75131a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 19 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75131a, #753d13); }

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Questions

What color is #75131A?: #75131A is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Festive Bordeaux. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75131A?: The RGB value is 117, 19, 26: 117 red, 19 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75131A?: The complementary color is #13756E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75131A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.