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#75563E Color

#75563E is rgb(117, 86, 62) in RGB, hsl(26, 31%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 26%, 47%, 54%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mud (#70543E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.3. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#75563E
HEX#75563E
RGBrgb(117, 86, 62)
HSLhsl(26, 31%, 35%)
HSVhsv(26, 47%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 26%, 47%, 54%)
OKLCHoklch(48% 0.055 58.7)
LABlab(39.45% 10.84 19.25)
LCHlch(39.45% 22.09 60.60)

What #75563E 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 #75563E, 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.

#75563E Channel Values

How #75563E 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 86 · B 628-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 26° · S 31% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 26° · S 47% · V 46%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 26% · Y 47% · K 54%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.65:1 vs white · 3.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #75563E 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 text6.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #75563E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #75563E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #75563E; 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 #75563E

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #75563E.

How #75563E 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#75563E
Protanopia#5C5C3E
Protanomaly#675A3E
Deuteranopia#62623C
Deuteranomaly#6A5D3D
Tritanopia#775353
Tritanomaly#76544C
Achromatopsia#5C5C5C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #75563E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-75563e: #75563E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #75563E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-75563e': '#75563E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.459, green: 0.337, blue: 0.243)
Android XML<color name="color_75563e">#75563E</color>
SVG fillfill="#75563E"

More Brown Colors

#75563E sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#75563E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #75563E?

#75563E is a dark brown — rgb(117, 86, 62) in RGB and hsl(26, 31%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mud (#70543E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.3.

What is the RGB value of #75563E?

#75563E is rgb(117, 86, 62) — red 117, green 86, and blue 62 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #75563E?

#75563E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 26%, 47%, 54%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #75563E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #75563E scores 6.65:1 against white and 3.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #75563E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #75563E 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 22.64, which is visibly different.

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