Color swatch image showing #75151B with RGB(117,21,27) values

#75151B Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about #75151B including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

#75151B Color Information

#75151B RGB value is (117, 21, 27). The hex color red value is 117, green is 21, and blue is 27. Its HSL format shows a hue of 356°, saturation of 70 percent, and lightness of 27 percent. The CMYK process values are 0 percent, 82 percent, 77 percent, 54 percent.

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#75151B Color Meaning

Color #75151B conveys a dark, somber fusion of passion and gravity, suggesting blood dried to a blackish crimson or wine left to age into profundity. #75151B very dark, brownish red sits on the threshold where red becomes burgundy, evoking aged leather, volcanic rock, and the quiet aftermath of intense emotion. Psychologically, color #75151B is weighty, introspective, and resonant, promoting feelings of deep, settled passion, mature grief, or solemn commitment. #75151B offers the warmth of red grounded by the solemnity of purple and brown. #75151B color is a vow made in shadow. Symbolically, color #75151B represents the roots of desire, love that has known darkness, and power that is ancient, quiet, and formidable. #75151B is the color of a king’s private chamber or the earth that has absorbed centuries of struggle. Culturally, #75151B appears in contexts of heritage, luxury, and somber drama, conveying a sense of rich history, enduring strength, and complex, sometimes tragic, beauty. #75151B is the color of a story that is old, deep, and far from simple.

Color Conversion

Convert #75151B across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.

HEX
#75151B
RGB
rgb(117, 21, 27)
HSL
hsl(356°, 70%, 27%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 82%, 77%, 54%)
HSV
hsv(356°, 82%, 46%)
XYZ
7.8021 4.3974 1.4745
Yxy
4.3974 0.5706 0.3216
Hunter Lab
20.9700 0.7062 0.2048
CIE-Lab
24.9439 40.8185 22.9218

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red117 / 255 (46%)
46%
Green21 / 255 (8%)
Blue27 / 255 (11%)
11%

CMYK Values

Cyan0 / 100 (0%)
Magenta82 / 100 (82%)
82%
Yellow77 / 100 (77%)
77%
Key (Black)54 / 100 (54%)
54%

Color Variations

#75151B harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.

Color Harmonies

#75151B harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Complementary

Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)

Split Complementary

Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel

Square

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

Double Split

Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue

Contrast Checker

(WCAG 2.1) Test #75151B for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.

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Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

11.17:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

11.17:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

11.17:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #75151B appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.

Normal Vision

#75151B

protanopia

#4b4b1a

Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #75151B;

Text Color

color: #75151B;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #75151B;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #75151B40;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #75151B;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #75151B 0%, #4a0d11 100%);

#75151B Color FAQs

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