What color is #753D51?

#753D51 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 #753D51?

The RGB value is 117, 61, 81: 117 red, 61 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #753D51?

The complementary color is #3D7561, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #753D51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#753D51 color

#753D51 rgb(117, 61, 81)

Shades of red

The hex color #753D51 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 23.9% green and 31.8% blue (117, 61, 81).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 31% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 31% 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 8.26:1).

#753D51 color codes

HEX	`#753D51`
RGB	`rgb(117, 61, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 23.9%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 31%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 48%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 31%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.38, 26.99, -1.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.38, 27.01, 357.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.49, 7.714, 8.719)`
Decimal	`7683409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #753D51, 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 #753D51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#753D51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	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 #753D51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #753d51; }
.text { color: #753d51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #753d51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 61 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #753d51, #75453d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #753D51?: #753D51 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 #753D51?: The RGB value is 117, 61, 81: 117 red, 61 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #753D51?: The complementary color is #3D7561, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #753D51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.