Close to Garnet
#753F39
#753F39 is a dark, muted red, close to the color Garnet. In RGB it’s made of 45.9% red, 24.7% green, and 22.4% blue. Its hue is 6°, with 34% saturation and 34% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #753F39.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
8.31:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.53:1 FailThis color as text on white
8.31:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.53:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #753F39 as they’d see it.
#753F39 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #753F39
What color is #753F39?
#753F39 is a dark, muted red, close to the color Garnet. In RGB it’s made of 45.9% red, 24.7% green, and 22.4% blue. Its hue is 6°, with 34% saturation and 34% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #753F39 in RGB?
#753F39 is rgb(117, 63, 57): 117 red, 63 green, and 57 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #753F39 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 46, 51, 54). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #753F39?
PANTONE 499 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #753F39?
Its complement #00575F gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.