What color is #75525F?

#75525F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75525F?

The RGB value is 117, 82, 95: 117 red, 82 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75525F?

The complementary color is #527568, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75525F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75525F color

#75525F rgb(117, 82, 95)

Shades of red

The hex color #75525F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 32.2% green and 37.3% blue (117, 82, 95).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 18% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 19% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#75525F color codes

HEX	`#75525F`
RGB	`rgb(117, 82, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 32.2%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 18%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 30%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 19%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.97, 16.77, -1.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.97, 16.85, 354.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.419, 10.643, 12.224)`
Decimal	`7688799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75525F, 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 #75525F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#75525F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	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 #75525F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75525f; }
.text { color: #75525f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75525f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 82 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75525f, #755752); }

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Questions

What color is #75525F?: #75525F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75525F?: The RGB value is 117, 82, 95: 117 red, 82 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75525F?: The complementary color is #527568, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75525F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.