What color is #75494C?

#75494C 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 #75494C?

The RGB value is 117, 73, 76: 117 red, 73 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75494C?

The complementary color is #497572, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75494C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75494C color

#75494C rgb(117, 73, 76)

Shades of red

The hex color #75494C is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 28.6% green and 29.8% blue (117, 73, 76).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 23% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 35% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#75494C color codes

HEX	`#75494C`
RGB	`rgb(117, 73, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 28.6%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 23%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 38%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 35%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.12, 19.19, 6.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.12, 20.13, 17.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.024, 9.07, 8.006)`
Decimal	`7686476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75494C, 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 #75494C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#75494C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #75494C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75494c; }
.text { color: #75494c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75494c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 73 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75494c, #755c49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #75494C?: #75494C 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 #75494C?: The RGB value is 117, 73, 76: 117 red, 73 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75494C?: The complementary color is #497572, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75494C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.