What color is #75545B?

#75545B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75545B?

The RGB value is 117, 84, 91: 117 red, 84 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75545B?

The complementary color is #54756E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75545B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75545B color

#75545B rgb(117, 84, 91)

Shades of red

The hex color #75545B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 32.9% green and 35.7% blue (117, 84, 91).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 16% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 22% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#75545B color codes

HEX	`#75545B`
RGB	`rgb(117, 84, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 32.9%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 16%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 28%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 22%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.38, 14.87, 1.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.38, 14.93, 5.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.395, 10.878, 11.342)`
Decimal	`7689307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75545B, 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 #75545B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#75545B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #75545B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75545b; }
.text { color: #75545b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75545b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 84 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75545b, #755e54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #75545B?: #75545B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75545B?: The RGB value is 117, 84, 91: 117 red, 84 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75545B?: The complementary color is #54756E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75545B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.