What color is #733122?

#733122 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Ebi Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #733122?

The RGB value is 115, 49, 34: 115 red, 49 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #733122?

The complementary color is #226473, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #733122?

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.

#733122 color

#733122 rgb(115, 49, 34)

Shades of brown

The hex color #733122 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 19.2% green and 13.3% blue (115, 49, 34).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 54% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 70% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Ebi Brown (#773C30), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#733122 color codes

HEX	`#733122`
RGB	`rgb(115, 49, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 19.2%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 54%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 70%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 70%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.31, 27.94, 23.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.31, 36.51, 40.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.458, 5.958, 2.218)`
Decimal	`7549218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #733122, 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 #733122	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#733122 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 #733122 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #733122; }
.text { color: #733122; }
.border { border: 2px solid #733122; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 49 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #733122, #735922); }

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Questions

What color is #733122?: #733122 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Ebi Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #733122?: The RGB value is 115, 49, 34: 115 red, 49 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #733122?: The complementary color is #226473, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #733122?: 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.