What color is #75694B?

#75694B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75694B?

The RGB value is 117, 105, 75: 117 red, 105 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75694B?

The complementary color is #4B5775, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75694B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75694B color

#75694B rgb(117, 105, 75)

Shades of brown

The hex color #75694B is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 41.2% green and 29.4% blue (117, 105, 75).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 22% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 36% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Lizard (#7B6943), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#75694B color codes

HEX	`#75694B`
RGB	`rgb(117, 105, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 41.2%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 22%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 36%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 36%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.79, -0.14, 18.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.79, 18.63, 90.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.658, 14.394, 8.714)`
Decimal	`7694667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75694B, 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 #75694B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#75694B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	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 #75694B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75694b; }
.text { color: #75694b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75694b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 105 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75694b, #6c754b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #75694B?: #75694B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75694B?: The RGB value is 117, 105, 75: 117 red, 105 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75694B?: The complementary color is #4B5775, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75694B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.