What color is #75582F?

#75582F is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Oak Barrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75582F?

The RGB value is 117, 88, 47: 117 red, 88 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75582F?

The complementary color is #2F4C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75582F?

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.

#75582F color

#75582F rgb(117, 88, 47)

Shades of brown

The hex color #75582F is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 34.5% green and 18.4% blue (117, 88, 47).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 43% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 60% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Oak Barrel (#715636), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#75582F color codes

HEX	`#75582F`
RGB	`rgb(117, 88, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 34.5%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 43%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 60%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 60%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.53, 6.81, 28.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.53, 28.93, 76.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.34, 10.967, 4.208)`
Decimal	`7690287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75582F, 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 #75582F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#75582F 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 #75582F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75582f; }
.text { color: #75582f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75582f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 88 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75582f, #6f752f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #75582F?: #75582F is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Oak Barrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75582F?: The RGB value is 117, 88, 47: 117 red, 88 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75582F?: The complementary color is #2F4C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75582F?: 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.