What color is #75380B?

#75380B is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Walnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75380B?

The RGB value is 117, 56, 11: 117 red, 56 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75380B?

The complementary color is #0B4875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75380B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75380B color

#75380B rgb(117, 56, 11)

Shades of brown

The hex color #75380B is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 22% green and 4.3% blue (117, 56, 11).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 83% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 91% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Walnut (#773F1A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.02:1).

#75380B color codes

HEX	`#75380B`
RGB	`rgb(117, 56, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 22%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 83%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 91%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 91%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.96, 23.87, 37.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.96, 44.29, 57.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.812, 6.636, 1.133)`
Decimal	`7682059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75380B, 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 #75380B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#75380B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #75380B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75380b; }
.text { color: #75380b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75380b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 56 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75380b, #756d0b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #75380B?: #75380B is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Walnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75380B?: The RGB value is 117, 56, 11: 117 red, 56 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75380B?: The complementary color is #0B4875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75380B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.