What color is #732F38?

#732F38 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 #732F38?

The RGB value is 115, 47, 56: 115 red, 47 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #732F38?

The complementary color is #2F736A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #732F38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#732F38 color

#732F38 rgb(115, 47, 56)

Shades of red

The hex color #732F38 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 18.4% green and 22% blue (115, 47, 56).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 42% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 51% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Wine (#722F37), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.58:1).

#732F38 color codes

HEX	`#732F38`
RGB	`rgb(115, 47, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 18.4%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 42%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 59%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 51%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.32, 30.85, 9.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.32, 32.24, 16.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.801, 5.964, 4.428)`
Decimal	`7548728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #732F38, 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 #732F38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#732F38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #732F38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #732f38; }
.text { color: #732f38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #732f38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 47 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #732f38, #73482f); }

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Questions

What color is #732F38?: #732F38 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 #732F38?: The RGB value is 115, 47, 56: 115 red, 47 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #732F38?: The complementary color is #2F736A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #732F38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.