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#755124 Color

#755124 is rgb(117, 81, 36) in RGB, hsl(33, 53%, 30%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 69%, 54%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Field Drab (#6C541E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.69. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#755124
HEX#755124
RGBrgb(117, 81, 36)
HSLhsl(33, 53%, 30%)
HSVhsv(33, 69%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 69%, 54%)
OKLCHoklch(46.5% 0.077 69.8)
LABlab(37.78% 12.00 32.02)
LCHlch(37.78% 34.20 69.46)

What #755124 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 #755124, 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.

#755124 Channel Values

How #755124 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 81 · B 368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 33° · S 53% · L 30%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 33° · S 69% · V 46%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 69% · K 54%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.1:1 vs white · 2.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #755124 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 text7.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #755124

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #755124; 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 #755124

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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Shades

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How #755124 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#755124
Protanopia#585823
Protanomaly#655624
Deuteranopia#5F5F21
Deuteranomaly#685A22
Tritanopia#774D4D
Tritanomaly#774F40
Achromatopsia#585858

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #755124 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-755124: #755124;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #755124;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-755124': '#755124' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.459, green: 0.318, blue: 0.141)
Android XML<color name="color_755124">#755124</color>
SVG fillfill="#755124"

More Brown Colors

#755124 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#755124 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #755124?

#755124 is a dark brown — rgb(117, 81, 36) in RGB and hsl(33, 53%, 30%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Field Drab (#6C541E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.69.

What is the RGB value of #755124?

#755124 is rgb(117, 81, 36) — red 117, green 81, and blue 36 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #755124?

#755124 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 69%, 54%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #755124 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #755124 scores 7.1:1 against white and 2.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #755124 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #755124 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 18.7, which is visibly different.

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