What color is #73382D?

#73382D is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ebi Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73382D?

The RGB value is 115, 56, 45: 115 red, 56 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73382D?

The complementary color is #2D6873, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73382D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73382D color

#73382D rgb(115, 56, 45)

Shades of brown

The hex color #73382D is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 22% green and 17.6% blue (115, 56, 45).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 44% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 61% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Ebi Brown (#773C30), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9:1).

#73382D color codes

HEX	`#73382D`
RGB	`rgb(115, 56, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 22%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 44%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 61%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 61%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.03, 24.84, 18.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.03, 31.12, 37.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.959, 6.664, 3.297)`
Decimal	`7551021`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73382D, 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 #73382D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#73382D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #73382D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73382d; }
.text { color: #73382d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73382d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 56 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73382d, #735b2d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burnt Umber.

Questions

What color is #73382D?: #73382D is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ebi Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73382D?: The RGB value is 115, 56, 45: 115 red, 56 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73382D?: The complementary color is #2D6873, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73382D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.