What color is #755E5C?

#755E5C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #755E5C?

The RGB value is 117, 94, 92: 117 red, 94 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #755E5C?

The complementary color is #5C7375, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #755E5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#755E5C color

#755E5C rgb(117, 94, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #755E5C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 36.9% green and 36.1% blue (117, 94, 92).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 12% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 21% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#755E5C color codes

HEX	`#755E5C`
RGB	`rgb(117, 94, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 36.9%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 12%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 21%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 21%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.09, 8.99, 4.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.09, 10.13, 27.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.271, 12.561, 11.849)`
Decimal	`7691868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #755E5C, 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 #755E5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#755E5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #755E5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #755e5c; }
.text { color: #755e5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #755e5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 94 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #755e5c, #756b5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #755E5C?: #755E5C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #755E5C?: The RGB value is 117, 94, 92: 117 red, 94 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #755E5C?: The complementary color is #5C7375, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #755E5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.