What color is #755E57?

#755E57 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Bear Hug. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #755E57?

The RGB value is 117, 94, 87: 117 red, 94 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #755E57?

The complementary color is #576E75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #755E57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#755E57 color

#755E57 rgb(117, 94, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #755E57 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 36.9% green and 34.1% blue (117, 94, 87).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 15% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 26% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Bear Hug (#796359), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#755E57 color codes

HEX	`#755E57`
RGB	`rgb(117, 94, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 36.9%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 15%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 26%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 26%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.96, 8.17, 7.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.96, 11.12, 42.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.059, 12.476, 10.735)`
Decimal	`7691863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #755E57, 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 #755E57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#755E57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #755E57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #755e57; }
.text { color: #755e57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #755e57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 94 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #755e57, #756d57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #755E57?: #755E57 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Bear Hug. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #755E57?: The RGB value is 117, 94, 87: 117 red, 94 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #755E57?: The complementary color is #576E75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #755E57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.