What color is #75504D?

#75504D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75504D?

The RGB value is 117, 80, 77: 117 red, 80 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75504D?

The complementary color is #4D7275, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75504D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75504D color

#75504D rgb(117, 80, 77)

Shades of red

The hex color #75504D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 31.4% green and 30.2% blue (117, 80, 77).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 21% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 34% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#75504D color codes

HEX	`#75504D`
RGB	`rgb(117, 80, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 31.4%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 21%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 34%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 34%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.94, 15.11, 8.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.94, 17.11, 27.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.545, 10.056, 8.353)`
Decimal	`7688269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75504D, 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 #75504D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#75504D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #75504D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75504d; }
.text { color: #75504d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75504d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 80 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75504d, #75644d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #75504D?: #75504D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75504D?: The RGB value is 117, 80, 77: 117 red, 80 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75504D?: The complementary color is #4D7275, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75504D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.