What color is #75675C?

#75675C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75675C?

The RGB value is 117, 103, 92: 117 red, 103 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75675C?

The complementary color is #5C6A75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75675C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75675C color

#75675C rgb(117, 103, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #75675C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 40.4% green and 36.1% blue (117, 103, 92).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 12% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 21% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Morel (#73645C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#75675C color codes

HEX	`#75675C`
RGB	`rgb(117, 103, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 40.4%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 12%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 21%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 21%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.6, 3.6, 8.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.6, 8.99, 66.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.118, 14.255, 12.131)`
Decimal	`7694172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75675C, 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 #75675C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#75675C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #75675C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75675c; }
.text { color: #75675c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75675c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 103 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75675c, #75745c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #75675C?: #75675C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75675C?: The RGB value is 117, 103, 92: 117 red, 103 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75675C?: The complementary color is #5C6A75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75675C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.