What color is #732B33?

#732B33 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Wine. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #732B33?

The RGB value is 115, 43, 51: 115 red, 43 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #732B33?

The complementary color is #2B736B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #732B33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#732B33 color

#732B33 rgb(115, 43, 51)

Shades of red

The hex color #732B33 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 16.9% green and 20% blue (115, 43, 51).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 46% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 56% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Wine (#722F37), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.89:1).

#732B33 color codes

HEX	`#732B33`
RGB	`rgb(115, 43, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 16.9%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 46%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 63%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 56%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.41, 32.44, 11.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.41, 34.39, 19.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.532, 5.613, 3.765)`
Decimal	`7547699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #732B33, 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 #732B33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#732B33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #732B33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #732b33; }
.text { color: #732b33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #732b33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 43 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #732b33, #73472b); }

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Questions

What color is #732B33?: #732B33 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Wine. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #732B33?: The RGB value is 115, 43, 51: 115 red, 43 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #732B33?: The complementary color is #2B736B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #732B33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.