What color is #755C57?

#755C57 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #755C57?

The RGB value is 117, 92, 87: 117 red, 92 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #755C57?

The complementary color is #577075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #755C57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#755C57 color

#755C57 rgb(117, 92, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #755C57 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 36.1% green and 34.1% blue (117, 92, 87).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 15% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 26% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Afternoon Coffee (#6E544B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#755C57 color codes

HEX	`#755C57`
RGB	`rgb(117, 92, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 36.1%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 15%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 26%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 26%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.41, 9.37, 6.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.41, 11.56, 35.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.884, 12.125, 10.677)`
Decimal	`7691351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #755C57, 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 #755C57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#755C57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #755C57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #755c57; }
.text { color: #755c57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #755c57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 92 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #755c57, #756b57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #755C57?: #755C57 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #755C57?: The RGB value is 117, 92, 87: 117 red, 92 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #755C57?: The complementary color is #577075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #755C57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.