What color is #75635B?

#75635B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75635B?

The RGB value is 117, 99, 91: 117 red, 99 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75635B?

The complementary color is #5B6D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75635B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75635B color

#75635B rgb(117, 99, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #75635B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 38.8% green and 35.7% blue (117, 99, 91).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 12% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 22% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Morel (#73645C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#75635B color codes

HEX	`#75635B`
RGB	`rgb(117, 99, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 38.8%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 12%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 22%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 22%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.45, 5.82, 7.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.45, 9.27, 51.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.686, 13.461, 11.773)`
Decimal	`7693147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75635B, 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 #75635B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#75635B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	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 #75635B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75635b; }
.text { color: #75635b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75635b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 99 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75635b, #75705b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #75635B?: #75635B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75635B?: The RGB value is 117, 99, 91: 117 red, 99 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75635B?: The complementary color is #5B6D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75635B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.