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Recognised as Colour

#755B55

  • #755B55
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#755B55 is a red with RGB values 117, 91, 85 and HSL 11°, 16%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#755B55#755B55
HEX#755B55
RGBrgb(117, 91, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.3569, 0.3333
RGB percentages45.9%, 35.7%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(11.3, 15.8%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.3, 27.4%, 45.9%)
CMYK0%, 22.2%, 27.4%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,691,093
CSS custom property--colour: #755B55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1192WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.21:1
Contrast with white6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#8AA4AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#615E55no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#676355no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Tritanopia#7B5859no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 12.7Gray · ΔE 17.5Rosy brown · ΔE 23.7Slate grey · ΔE 24.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.1Light slate grey · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 12.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#556F75
Analogous#75555F, #756B55
Triadic#55755B, #5B5575
Split complementary#55756B, #555F75
Tetradic#5F7555, #556F75, #6B5575

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3C6C3
Lighter +30%#BEAAA5
Lighter +20%#A88E88
Lighter +10%#93726A
Darker −10%#574440
Darker −20%#3A2D2A
Darker −30%#1C1615
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8E4B3C
Less saturated −25%#656565

Channel breakdown

R117
G91
B85
Red117 (45.9%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue11.25°
Saturation (HSL)15.84%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 75 · G 5B · B 55

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