What color is #765550?

#765550 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #765550?

The RGB value is 118, 85, 80: 118 red, 85 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #765550?

The complementary color is #507176, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #765550?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#765550 color

#765550 rgb(118, 85, 80)

Shades of brown

The hex color #765550 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 33.3% green and 31.4% blue (118, 85, 80).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 19% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 32% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Wild West (#7E5C52), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#765550 color codes

HEX	`#765550`
RGB	`rgb(118, 85, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 33.3%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 19%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 32%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 32%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.46, 12.95, 8.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.46, 15.39, 32.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.168, 10.928, 9.056)`
Decimal	`7755088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #765550, 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 #765550	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#765550 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	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 #765550 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #765550; }
.text { color: #765550; }
.border { border: 2px solid #765550; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 85 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #765550, #766850); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #765550?: #765550 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #765550?: The RGB value is 118, 85, 80: 118 red, 85 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #765550?: The complementary color is #507176, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #765550?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.