What color is #755B4C?

#755B4C is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hold Your Horses. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #755B4C?

The RGB value is 117, 91, 76: 117 red, 91 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #755B4C?

The complementary color is #4C6675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #755B4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#755B4C color

#755B4C rgb(117, 91, 76)

Shades of brown

The hex color #755B4C is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 35.7% green and 29.8% blue (117, 91, 76).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 21% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 35% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Hold Your Horses (#705446), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#755B4C color codes

HEX	`#755B4C`
RGB	`rgb(117, 91, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 35.7%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 21%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 35%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 35%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.87, 8.32, 12.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.87, 15.2, 56.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.382, 11.786, 8.459)`
Decimal	`7691084`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #755B4C, 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 #755B4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#755B4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	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 #755B4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #755b4c; }
.text { color: #755b4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #755b4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 91 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #755b4c, #756f4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #755B4C?: #755B4C is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hold Your Horses. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #755B4C?: The RGB value is 117, 91, 76: 117 red, 91 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #755B4C?: The complementary color is #4C6675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #755B4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.