What color is #755B57?

#755B57 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #755B57?

The RGB value is 117, 91, 87: 117 red, 91 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #755B57?

The complementary color is #577175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #755B57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#755B57 color

#755B57 rgb(117, 91, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #755B57 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 35.7% green and 34.1% blue (117, 91, 87).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 15% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 26% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#755B57 color codes

HEX	`#755B57`
RGB	`rgb(117, 91, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 35.7%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 15%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 26%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 26%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.14, 9.97, 6.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.14, 11.84, 32.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.798, 11.953, 10.648)`
Decimal	`7691095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #755B57, 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 #755B57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#755B57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	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 #755B57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #755b57; }
.text { color: #755b57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #755b57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 91 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #755b57, #756a57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #755B57?: #755B57 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #755B57?: The RGB value is 117, 91, 87: 117 red, 91 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #755B57?: The complementary color is #577175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #755B57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.