What color is #756344?

#756344 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756344?

The RGB value is 117, 99, 68: 117 red, 99 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756344?

The complementary color is #445675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756344?

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.

#756344 color

#756344 rgb(117, 99, 68)

Shades of brown

The hex color #756344 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 38.8% green and 26.7% blue (117, 99, 68).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 26% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 42% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Brown (#73624A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#756344 color codes

HEX	`#756344`
RGB	`rgb(117, 99, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 38.8%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 26%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 42%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 42%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.95, 2.48, 20.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.95, 20.45, 83.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.842, 13.123, 7.324)`
Decimal	`7693124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756344, 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 #756344	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756344 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 #756344 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756344; }
.text { color: #756344; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756344; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 99 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756344, #6e7544); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #756344?: #756344 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756344?: The RGB value is 117, 99, 68: 117 red, 99 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756344?: The complementary color is #445675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756344?: 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.