What color is #75434A?

#75434A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75434A?

The RGB value is 117, 67, 74: 117 red, 67 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75434A?

The complementary color is #43756E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75434A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75434A color

#75434A rgb(117, 67, 74)

Shades of red

The hex color #75434A is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 26.3% green and 29% blue (117, 67, 74).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 27% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 37% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Red Rumour (#693F43), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#75434A color codes

HEX	`#75434A`
RGB	`rgb(117, 67, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 26.3%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 27%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 43%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 37%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.58, 22.49, 5.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.58, 23.07, 12.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.58, 8.291, 7.52)`
Decimal	`7684938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75434A, 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 #75434A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#75434A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #75434A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75434a; }
.text { color: #75434a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75434a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 67 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75434a, #755543); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #75434A?: #75434A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75434A?: The RGB value is 117, 67, 74: 117 red, 67 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75434A?: The complementary color is #43756E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75434A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.