What color is #75455F?

#75455F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75455F?

The RGB value is 117, 69, 95: 117 red, 69 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75455F?

The complementary color is #45755B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75455F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75455F color

#75455F rgb(117, 69, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #75455F is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 27.1% green and 37.3% blue (117, 69, 95).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 26% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 19% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#75455F color codes

HEX	`#75455F`
RGB	`rgb(117, 69, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 27.1%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 26%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 41%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 19%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.72, 24.57, -6.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.72, 25.42, 345.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.53, 8.865, 11.928)`
Decimal	`7685471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75455F, 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 #75455F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#75455F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #75455F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75455f; }
.text { color: #75455f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75455f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 69 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75455f, #754547); }

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Questions

What color is #75455F?: #75455F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75455F?: The RGB value is 117, 69, 95: 117 red, 69 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75455F?: The complementary color is #45755B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75455F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.