What color is #75474A?

#75474A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75474A?

The RGB value is 117, 71, 74: 117 red, 71 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75474A?

The complementary color is #477572, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75474A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75474A color

#75474A rgb(117, 71, 74)

Shades of red

The hex color #75474A is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 27.8% green and 29% blue (117, 71, 74).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 24% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 37% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#75474A color codes

HEX	`#75474A`
RGB	`rgb(117, 71, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 27.8%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 24%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 39%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 37%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.56, 20.11, 6.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.56, 21.15, 18.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.826, 8.784, 7.602)`
Decimal	`7685962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75474A, 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 #75474A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#75474A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #75474A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75474a; }
.text { color: #75474a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75474a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 71 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75474a, #755b47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #75474A?: #75474A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75474A?: The RGB value is 117, 71, 74: 117 red, 71 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75474A?: The complementary color is #477572, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75474A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.