What color is #731E25?

#731E25 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Heavy Heart. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #731E25?

The RGB value is 115, 30, 37: 115 red, 30 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #731E25?

The complementary color is #1E736C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #731E25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#731E25 color

#731E25 rgb(115, 30, 37)

Shades of red

The hex color #731E25 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 11.8% green and 14.5% blue (115, 30, 37).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 59% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 74% magenta, 68% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Heart (#771122), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.82:1).

#731E25 color codes

HEX	`#731E25`
RGB	`rgb(115, 30, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 11.8%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 59%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 74%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 74%, 68%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.89, 37.38, 17.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.89, 41.22, 24.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.869, 4.708, 2.244)`
Decimal	`7544357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #731E25, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #731E25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#731E25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #731E25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #731e25; }
.text { color: #731e25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #731e25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 30 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #731e25, #73421e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #731E25?: #731E25 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Heavy Heart. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #731E25?: The RGB value is 115, 30, 37: 115 red, 30 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #731E25?: The complementary color is #1E736C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #731E25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.