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#754515 Color

#754515 is rgb(117, 69, 21) in RGB, hsl(30, 70%, 27%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 41%, 82%, 54%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sepia (#704214), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.04. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#754515
HEX#754515
RGBrgb(117, 69, 21)
HSLhsl(30, 70%, 27%)
HSVhsv(30, 82%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 82%, 54%)
OKLCHoklch(43.9% 0.089 61)
LABlab(34.54% 18.29 36.22)
LCHlch(34.54% 40.58 63.21)

What #754515 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #754515, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#754515 Channel Values

How #754515 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 117 · G 69 · B 218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 30° · S 70% · L 27%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 30° · S 82% · V 46%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 41% · Y 82% · K 54%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.02:1 vs white · 2.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #754515 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text8.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #754515

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #754515; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #754515

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #754515.

How #754515 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#754515
Protanopia#505014
Protanomaly#614C14
Deuteranopia#58580D
Deuteranomaly#655111
Tritanopia#774141
Tritanomaly#764334
Achromatopsia#505050

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Using #754515 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-754515: #754515;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #754515;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-754515': '#754515' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.459, green: 0.271, blue: 0.082)
Android XML<color name="color_754515">#754515</color>
SVG fillfill="#754515"

More Brown Colors

#754515 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#754515 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #754515?

#754515 is a dark brown — rgb(117, 69, 21) in RGB and hsl(30, 70%, 27%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sepia (#704214), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.04.

What is the RGB value of #754515?

#754515 is rgb(117, 69, 21) — red 117, green 69, and blue 21 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #754515?

#754515 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 41%, 82%, 54%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #754515 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #754515 scores 8.02:1 against white and 2.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #754515 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #754515 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is saddlebrown (#8B4513) at a CIE76 distance of 11.65, which is visibly different.

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