What color is #75575C?

#75575C 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 #75575C?

The RGB value is 117, 87, 92: 117 red, 87 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75575C?

The complementary color is #577570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75575C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75575C color

#75575C rgb(117, 87, 92)

Shades of red

The hex color #75575C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 34.1% green and 36.1% blue (117, 87, 92).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 15% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 21% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#75575C color codes

HEX	`#75575C`
RGB	`rgb(117, 87, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 34.1%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 15%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 26%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 21%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.2, 13.22, 1.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.2, 13.36, 8.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.676, 11.372, 11.65)`
Decimal	`7690076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75575C, 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 #75575C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#75575C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #75575C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75575c; }
.text { color: #75575c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75575c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 87 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75575c, #756157); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #75575C?: #75575C 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 #75575C?: The RGB value is 117, 87, 92: 117 red, 87 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75575C?: The complementary color is #577570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75575C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.