What color is #754D37?

#754D37 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Toffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #754D37?

The RGB value is 117, 77, 55: 117 red, 77 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #754D37?

The complementary color is #375F75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #754D37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#754D37 color

#754D37 rgb(117, 77, 55)

Shades of brown

The hex color #754D37 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 30.2% green and 21.6% blue (117, 77, 55).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 36% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 53% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Toffee (#755139), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#754D37 color codes

HEX	`#754D37`
RGB	`rgb(117, 77, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 30.2%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 36%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 53%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 53%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.68, 14.21, 19.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.68, 24.44, 54.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.68, 9.366, 4.859)`
Decimal	`7687479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #754D37, 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 #754D37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#754D37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #754D37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #754d37; }
.text { color: #754d37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #754d37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 77 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #754d37, #756c37); }

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Questions

What color is #754D37?: #754D37 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Toffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #754D37?: The RGB value is 117, 77, 55: 117 red, 77 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #754D37?: The complementary color is #375F75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #754D37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.