What color is #755F61?

#755F61 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 #755F61?

The RGB value is 117, 95, 97: 117 red, 95 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #755F61?

The complementary color is #5F7573, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #755F61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#755F61 color

#755F61 rgb(117, 95, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #755F61 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 37.3% green and 38% blue (117, 95, 97).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 10% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 17% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#755F61 color codes

HEX	`#755F61`
RGB	`rgb(117, 95, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 37.3%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 10%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 19%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 17%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.51, 9.25, 2.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.51, 9.51, 13.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.586, 12.83, 13.068)`
Decimal	`7692129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #755F61, 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 #755F61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#755F61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	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 #755F61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #755f61; }
.text { color: #755f61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #755f61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 95 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #755f61, #75685f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #755F61?: #755F61 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 #755F61?: The RGB value is 117, 95, 97: 117 red, 95 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #755F61?: The complementary color is #5F7573, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #755F61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.