What color is #752D47?

#752D47 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 #752D47?

The RGB value is 117, 45, 71: 117 red, 45 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #752D47?

The complementary color is #2D755B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #752D47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#752D47 color

#752D47 rgb(117, 45, 71)

Shades of red

The hex color #752D47 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 17.6% green and 27.8% blue (117, 45, 71).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 44% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 39% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Flirt (#7A2E4D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.45:1).

#752D47 color codes

HEX	`#752D47`
RGB	`rgb(117, 45, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 17.6%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 44%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 62%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 39%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.7, 34.34, 0.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.7, 34.34, 0.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.412, 6.115, 6.645)`
Decimal	`7679303`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #752D47, 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 #752D47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#752D47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #752D47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #752d47; }
.text { color: #752d47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #752d47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 45 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #752d47, #75372d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #752D47?: #752D47 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 #752D47?: The RGB value is 117, 45, 71: 117 red, 45 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #752D47?: The complementary color is #2D755B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #752D47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.