What color is #75585E?

#75585E 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 #75585E?

The RGB value is 117, 88, 94: 117 red, 88 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75585E?

The complementary color is #58756F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75585E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75585E color

#75585E rgb(117, 88, 94)

Shades of red

The hex color #75585E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 34.5% green and 36.9% blue (117, 88, 94).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 14% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 20% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#75585E color codes

HEX	`#75585E`
RGB	`rgb(117, 88, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 34.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 14%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 25%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 20%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.52, 12.96, 1.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.52, 13.01, 5.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.846, 11.57, 12.144)`
Decimal	`7690334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75585E, 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 #75585E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#75585E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #75585E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75585e; }
.text { color: #75585e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75585e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 88 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75585e, #756058); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #75585E?: #75585E 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 #75585E?: The RGB value is 117, 88, 94: 117 red, 88 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75585E?: The complementary color is #58756F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75585E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.