What color is #75615D?

#75615D 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 #75615D?

The RGB value is 117, 97, 93: 117 red, 97 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75615D?

The complementary color is #5D7175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75615D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75615D color

#75615D rgb(117, 97, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #75615D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 38% green and 36.5% blue (117, 97, 93).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 11% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 21% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Bear Hug (#796359), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#75615D color codes

HEX	`#75615D`
RGB	`rgb(117, 97, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 38%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 11%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 21%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 21%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.95, 7.35, 5.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.95, 9.06, 35.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.587, 13.122, 12.171)`
Decimal	`7692637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75615D, 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 #75615D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#75615D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #75615D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75615d; }
.text { color: #75615d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75615d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 97 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75615d, #756d5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #75615D?: #75615D 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 #75615D?: The RGB value is 117, 97, 93: 117 red, 97 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75615D?: The complementary color is #5D7175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75615D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.