What color is #755556?

#755556 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #755556?

The RGB value is 117, 85, 86: 117 red, 85 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #755556?

The complementary color is #557574, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #755556?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#755556 color

#755556 rgb(117, 85, 86)

Shades of red

The hex color #755556 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 33.3% green and 33.7% blue (117, 85, 86).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 16% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 26% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#755556 color codes

HEX	`#755556`
RGB	`rgb(117, 85, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 33.3%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 16%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 27%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 26%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.5, 13.44, 4.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.5, 14.23, 19.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.265, 10.951, 10.27)`
Decimal	`7689558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #755556, 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 #755556	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#755556 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	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 #755556 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #755556; }
.text { color: #755556; }
.border { border: 2px solid #755556; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 85 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #755556, #756455); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #755556?: #755556 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #755556?: The RGB value is 117, 85, 86: 117 red, 85 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #755556?: The complementary color is #557574, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #755556?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.