What color is #755D50?

#755D50 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 #755D50?

The RGB value is 117, 93, 80: 117 red, 93 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #755D50?

The complementary color is #506875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #755D50?

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.

#755D50 color

#755D50 rgb(117, 93, 80)

Shades of brown

The hex color #755D50 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 36.5% green and 31.4% blue (117, 93, 80).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 19% saturation and 39% 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 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#755D50 color codes

HEX	`#755D50`
RGB	`rgb(117, 93, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 36.5%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 19%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 32%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 32%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.52, 7.69, 11.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.52, 13.57, 55.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.699, 12.19, 9.272)`
Decimal	`7691600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #755D50, 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 #755D50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#755D50 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 #755D50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #755d50; }
.text { color: #755d50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #755d50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 93 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #755d50, #757050); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #755D50?: #755D50 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 #755D50?: The RGB value is 117, 93, 80: 117 red, 93 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #755D50?: The complementary color is #506875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #755D50?: 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.