What color is #732E45?

#732E45 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Satin Chocolate. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #732E45?

The RGB value is 115, 46, 69: 115 red, 46 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #732E45?

The complementary color is #2E735C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #732E45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#732E45 color

#732E45 rgb(115, 46, 69)

Shades of red

The hex color #732E45 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 18% green and 27.1% blue (115, 46, 69).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 43% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 40% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Satin Chocolate (#773344), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.52:1).

#732E45 color codes

HEX	`#732E45`
RGB	`rgb(115, 46, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 18%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 43%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 60%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 40%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.49, 32.86, 1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.49, 32.87, 1.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.122, 6.029, 6.312)`
Decimal	`7548485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #732E45, 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 #732E45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#732E45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #732E45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #732e45; }
.text { color: #732e45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #732e45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 46 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #732e45, #73392e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #732E45?: #732E45 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Satin Chocolate. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #732E45?: The RGB value is 115, 46, 69: 115 red, 46 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #732E45?: The complementary color is #2E735C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #732E45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.