What color is #75443C?

#75443C is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Magma. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75443C?

The RGB value is 117, 68, 60: 117 red, 68 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75443C?

The complementary color is #3C6D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75443C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75443C color

#75443C rgb(117, 68, 60)

Shades of brown

The hex color #75443C is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 26.7% green and 23.5% blue (117, 68, 60).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 32% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 49% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Magma (#7A463A), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#75443C color codes

HEX	`#75443C`
RGB	`rgb(117, 68, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 26.7%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 32%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 49%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 49%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.48, 20.15, 13.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.48, 24.48, 34.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.219, 8.243, 5.327)`
Decimal	`7685180`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75443C, 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 #75443C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#75443C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #75443C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75443c; }
.text { color: #75443c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75443c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 68 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75443c, #75613c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #75443C?: #75443C is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Magma. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75443C?: The RGB value is 117, 68, 60: 117 red, 68 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75443C?: The complementary color is #3C6D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75443C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.