What color is #75134B?

#75134B is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75134B?

The RGB value is 117, 19, 75: 117 red, 19 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75134B?

The complementary color is #13753D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75134B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75134B color

#75134B rgb(117, 19, 75)

Shades of purple

The hex color #75134B is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 7.5% green and 29.4% blue (117, 19, 75).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 72% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 84% magenta, 36% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Velvet (#750851), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.76:1).

#75134B color codes

HEX	`#75134B`
RGB	`rgb(117, 19, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 7.5%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 72%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 84%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 84%, 36%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.03, 45.37, -8.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.03, 46.08, 349.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.84, 4.757, 7.108)`
Decimal	`7672651`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75134B, 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 #75134B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#75134B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #75134B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75134b; }
.text { color: #75134b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75134b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 19 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75134b, #75131a); }

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Questions

What color is #75134B?: #75134B is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75134B?: The RGB value is 117, 19, 75: 117 red, 19 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75134B?: The complementary color is #13753D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75134B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.