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#75453E Color

#75453E is rgb(117, 69, 62) in RGB, hsl(8, 31%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 41%, 47%, 54%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bole (#79443B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.17. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#75453E
HEX#75453E
RGBrgb(117, 69, 62)
HSLhsl(8, 31%, 35%)
HSVhsv(8, 47%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 47%, 54%)
OKLCHoklch(44.5% 0.068 29)
LABlab(35.04% 20.57 13.49)
LCHlch(35.04% 24.60 33.25)

What #75453E 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 #75453E, 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 red in the library.

#75453E Channel Values

How #75453E 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 628-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 8° · S 31% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 8° · S 47% · V 46%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 41% · Y 47% · K 54%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.84:1 vs white · 2.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #75453E 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 text7.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #75453E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #75453E; 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 #75453E

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 #75453E.

How #75453E 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#75453E
Protanopia#50503E
Protanomaly#614C3E
Deuteranopia#58583C
Deuteranomaly#65513D
Tritanopia#754444
Tritanomaly#754442
Achromatopsia#525252

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #75453E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-75453e: #75453E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #75453E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-75453e': '#75453E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.459, green: 0.271, blue: 0.243)
Android XML<color name="color_75453e">#75453E</color>
SVG fillfill="#75453E"

More Red Colors

#75453E sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#75453E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #75453E?

#75453E is a dark red — rgb(117, 69, 62) in RGB and hsl(8, 31%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bole (#79443B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.17.

What is the RGB value of #75453E?

#75453E is rgb(117, 69, 62) — red 117, green 69, and blue 62 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #75453E?

#75453E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 41%, 47%, 54%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #75453E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #75453E scores 7.84:1 against white and 2.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #75453E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #75453E 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 dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 26.33, which is a different colour altogether.

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