What color is #752C00?

#752C00 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Cold Press Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #752C00?

The RGB value is 117, 44, 0: 117 red, 44 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #752C00?

The complementary color is #004975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #752C00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#752C00 color

#752C00 rgb(117, 44, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #752C00 is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 17.3% green and 0% blue (117, 44, 0).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 100% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 100% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Cold Press Coffee (#6C2E09), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.92:1).

#752C00 color codes

HEX	`#752C00`
RGB	`rgb(117, 44, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 17.3%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 100%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 100%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 100%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.34, 30.16, 39.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.34, 49.81, 52.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.238, 5.584, 0.644)`
Decimal	`7678976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #752C00, 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 #752C00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#752C00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #752C00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #752c00; }
.text { color: #752c00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #752c00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 44 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #752c00, #756600); }

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Questions

What color is #752C00?: #752C00 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Cold Press Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #752C00?: The RGB value is 117, 44, 0: 117 red, 44 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #752C00?: The complementary color is #004975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #752C00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.