What color is #752A4E?

#752A4E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Flirt. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #752A4E?

The RGB value is 117, 42, 78: 117 red, 42 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #752A4E?

The complementary color is #2A7551, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #752A4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#752A4E color

#752A4E rgb(117, 42, 78)

Shades of red

The hex color #752A4E is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 16.5% green and 30.6% blue (117, 42, 78).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 47% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 33% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Flirt (#7A2E4D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.56:1).

#752A4E color codes

HEX	`#752A4E`
RGB	`rgb(117, 42, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 16.5%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 47%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 64%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 33%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.38, 36.74, -5.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.38, 37.08, 352.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.54, 5.989, 7.86)`
Decimal	`7678542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #752A4E, 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 #752A4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#752A4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #752A4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #752a4e; }
.text { color: #752a4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #752a4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 42 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #752a4e, #752b2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #752A4E?: #752A4E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Flirt. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #752A4E?: The RGB value is 117, 42, 78: 117 red, 42 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #752A4E?: The complementary color is #2A7551, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #752A4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.