What color is #755D4F?

#755D4F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bear Hug. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #755D4F?

The RGB value is 117, 93, 79: 117 red, 93 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #755D4F?

The complementary color is #4F6775, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #755D4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#755D4F color

#755D4F rgb(117, 93, 79)

Shades of brown

The hex color #755D4F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 36.5% green and 31% blue (117, 93, 79).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 19% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 32% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Bear Hug (#796359), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#755D4F color codes

HEX	`#755D4F`
RGB	`rgb(117, 93, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 36.5%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 19%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 32%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 32%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.49, 7.54, 11.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.49, 13.97, 57.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.662, 12.176, 9.079)`
Decimal	`7691599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #755D4F, 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 #755D4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#755D4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	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 #755D4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #755d4f; }
.text { color: #755d4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #755d4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 93 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #755d4f, #75704f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #755D4F?: #755D4F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bear Hug. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #755D4F?: The RGB value is 117, 93, 79: 117 red, 93 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #755D4F?: The complementary color is #4F6775, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #755D4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.