What color is #753F4F?

#753F4F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Köfte Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #753F4F?

The RGB value is 117, 63, 79: 117 red, 63 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #753F4F?

The complementary color is #3F7565, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #753F4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#753F4F color

#753F4F rgb(117, 63, 79)

Shades of red

The hex color #753F4F is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 24.7% green and 31% blue (117, 63, 79).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 30% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 32% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Köfte Brown (#773644), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

#753F4F color codes

HEX	`#753F4F`
RGB	`rgb(117, 63, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 24.7%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 30%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 46%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 32%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.78, 25.54, 0.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.78, 25.56, 1.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.525, 7.902, 8.367)`
Decimal	`7683919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #753F4F, 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 #753F4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#753F4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #753F4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #753f4f; }
.text { color: #753f4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #753f4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 63 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #753f4f, #754a3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #753F4F?: #753F4F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Köfte Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #753F4F?: The RGB value is 117, 63, 79: 117 red, 63 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #753F4F?: The complementary color is #3F7565, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #753F4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.