What color is #754C48?

#754C48 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #754C48?

The RGB value is 117, 76, 72: 117 red, 76 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #754C48?

The complementary color is #487175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #754C48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#754C48 color

#754C48 rgb(117, 76, 72)

Shades of brown

The hex color #754C48 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 29.8% green and 28.2% blue (117, 76, 72).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 24% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 38% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#754C48 color codes

HEX	`#754C48`
RGB	`rgb(117, 76, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 29.8%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 24%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 38%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 38%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.78, 16.83, 9.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.78, 19.33, 29.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.091, 9.419, 7.364)`
Decimal	`7687240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #754C48, 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 #754C48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#754C48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	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 #754C48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #754c48; }
.text { color: #754c48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #754c48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 76 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #754c48, #756248); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #754C48?: #754C48 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #754C48?: The RGB value is 117, 76, 72: 117 red, 76 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #754C48?: The complementary color is #487175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #754C48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.