Palettes / Colors / #752425

#752425 — Muted Red

#752425 is a red color we call Muted Red, closest to the named color SaddleBrown (#8B4513). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: saddlebrown (#8B4513) — not an exact match. CSS saddlebrown gives you #8B4513, a different color; use #752425 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#752425 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #247574; it also sits naturally between #75244E and #754B24. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 46% · Green 14% · Blue 15%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 69% · Yellow 68% · Key 54%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #752425

.text { color: #752425; }
.background { background-color: #752425; }
.border { border: 3px solid #752425; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(117, 36, 37); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(359, 53%, 30%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #752425; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(117, 36, 37, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #752425; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(117, 36, 37, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#752425">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#752425">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #247574:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #752425: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #752425

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #752425 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #752425 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #752424  ·  #752426 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #752425?

#752425 is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 117, 36, 37). Its closest standard named color is SaddleBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #752425?

#752425 is RGB 117, 36, 37 — HSL 359°, 53%, 30% — CMYK 0%, 69%, 68%, 54%.

What colors go with #752425?

Its complement is #247574; analogous partners are #75244E and #754B24. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #752425 for text?

White text on #752425 has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.04:1.