What color is #755952?

#755952 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #755952?

The RGB value is 117, 89, 82: 117 red, 89 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #755952?

The complementary color is #526E75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #755952?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#755952 color

#755952 rgb(117, 89, 82)

Shades of brown

The hex color #755952 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 34.9% green and 32.2% blue (117, 89, 82).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 18% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 30% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Afternoon Coffee (#6E544B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#755952 color codes

HEX	`#755952`
RGB	`rgb(117, 89, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 34.9%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 18%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 30%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 30%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.47, 10.4, 8.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.47, 13.43, 39.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.432, 11.536, 9.553)`
Decimal	`7690578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #755952, 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 #755952	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#755952 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	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 #755952 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #755952; }
.text { color: #755952; }
.border { border: 2px solid #755952; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 89 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #755952, #756b52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #755952?: #755952 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #755952?: The RGB value is 117, 89, 82: 117 red, 89 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #755952?: The complementary color is #526E75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #755952?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.