What color is #753C50?

#753C50 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #753C50?

The RGB value is 117, 60, 80: 117 red, 60 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #753C50?

The complementary color is #3C7561, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #753C50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#753C50 color

#753C50 rgb(117, 60, 80)

Shades of red

The hex color #753C50 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 23.5% green and 31.4% blue (117, 60, 80).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 32% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 32% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#753C50 color codes

HEX	`#753C50`
RGB	`rgb(117, 60, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 23.5%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 32%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 49%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 32%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.12, 27.42, -0.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.12, 27.43, 358.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.4, 7.594, 8.506)`
Decimal	`7683152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #753C50, 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 #753C50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#753C50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	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 #753C50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #753c50; }
.text { color: #753c50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #753c50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 60 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #753c50, #75443c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #753C50?: #753C50 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #753C50?: The RGB value is 117, 60, 80: 117 red, 60 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #753C50?: The complementary color is #3C7561, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #753C50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.