What color is #754B41?

#754B41 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Roasted. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #754B41?

The RGB value is 117, 75, 65: 117 red, 75 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #754B41?

The complementary color is #416B75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #754B41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#754B41 color

#754B41 rgb(117, 75, 65)

Shades of brown

The hex color #754B41 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 29.4% green and 25.5% blue (117, 75, 65).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 29% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 44% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Roasted (#785246), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#754B41 color codes

HEX	`#754B41`
RGB	`rgb(117, 75, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 29.4%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 29%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 44%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 44%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.36, 16.54, 13.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.36, 21.23, 38.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.807, 9.197, 6.206)`
Decimal	`7686977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #754B41, 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 #754B41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#754B41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #754B41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #754b41; }
.text { color: #754b41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #754b41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 75 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #754b41, #756541); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #754B41?: #754B41 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Roasted. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #754B41?: The RGB value is 117, 75, 65: 117 red, 75 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #754B41?: The complementary color is #416B75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #754B41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.