What color is #756452?

#756452 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #756452?

The RGB value is 117, 100, 82: 117 red, 100 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #756452?

The complementary color is #526375, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #756452?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#756452 color

#756452 rgb(117, 100, 82)

Shades of brown

The hex color #756452 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 39.2% green and 32.2% blue (117, 100, 82).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 18% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 30% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Brown (#73624A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#756452 color codes

HEX	`#756452`
RGB	`rgb(117, 100, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 39.2%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 18%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 30%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 30%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.52, 3.8, 12.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.52, 13.29, 73.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.416, 13.506, 9.881)`
Decimal	`7693394`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #756452, 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 #756452	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#756452 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	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 #756452 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #756452; }
.text { color: #756452; }
.border { border: 2px solid #756452; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 100 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #756452, #757552); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #756452?: #756452 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #756452?: The RGB value is 117, 100, 82: 117 red, 100 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #756452?: The complementary color is #526375, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #756452?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.