What color is #755362?

#755362 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 #755362?

The RGB value is 117, 83, 98: 117 red, 83 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #755362?

The complementary color is #537566, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #755362?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#755362 color

#755362 rgb(117, 83, 98)

Shades of red

The hex color #755362 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 32.5% green and 38.4% blue (117, 83, 98).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 17% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 16% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#755362 color codes

HEX	`#755362`
RGB	`rgb(117, 83, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 32.5%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 17%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 29%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 16%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.33, 16.69, -3.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.33, 16.97, 349.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.634, 10.851, 12.982)`
Decimal	`7689058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #755362, 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 #755362	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#755362 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #755362 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #755362; }
.text { color: #755362; }
.border { border: 2px solid #755362; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 83 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #755362, #755553); }

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Questions

What color is #755362?: #755362 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 #755362?: The RGB value is 117, 83, 98: 117 red, 83 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #755362?: The complementary color is #537566, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #755362?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.