What color is #755D51?

#755D51 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 #755D51?

The RGB value is 117, 93, 81: 117 red, 93 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #755D51?

The complementary color is #516975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #755D51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#755D51 color

#755D51 rgb(117, 93, 81)

Shades of brown

The hex color #755D51 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 36.5% green and 31.8% blue (117, 93, 81).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 18% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 31% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Bear Hug (#796359), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#755D51 color codes

HEX	`#755D51`
RGB	`rgb(117, 93, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 36.5%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 18%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 31%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 31%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.54, 7.84, 10.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.54, 13.19, 53.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.736, 12.205, 9.468)`
Decimal	`7691601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #755D51, 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 #755D51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#755D51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	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 #755D51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #755d51; }
.text { color: #755d51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #755d51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 93 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #755d51, #756f51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #755D51?: #755D51 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 #755D51?: The RGB value is 117, 93, 81: 117 red, 93 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #755D51?: The complementary color is #516975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #755D51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.