What color is #75555D?

#75555D 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 #75555D?

The RGB value is 117, 85, 93: 117 red, 85 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75555D?

The complementary color is #55756D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75555D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75555D color

#75555D rgb(117, 85, 93)

Shades of red

The hex color #75555D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 33.3% green and 36.5% blue (117, 85, 93).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 16% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 21% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#75555D color codes

HEX	`#75555D`
RGB	`rgb(117, 85, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 33.3%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 16%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 27%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 21%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.7, 14.6, 0.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.7, 14.61, 2.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.561, 11.07, 11.829)`
Decimal	`7689565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75555D, 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 #75555D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#75555D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #75555D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75555d; }
.text { color: #75555d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75555d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 85 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75555d, #755d55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #75555D?: #75555D 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 #75555D?: The RGB value is 117, 85, 93: 117 red, 85 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75555D?: The complementary color is #55756D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75555D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.