What color is #733900?

#733900 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #733900?

The RGB value is 115, 57, 0: 115 red, 57 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #733900?

The complementary color is #003A73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #733900?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#733900 color

#733900 rgb(115, 57, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #733900 is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 22.4% green and 0% blue (115, 57, 0).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 100% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 100% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Brown (#7B3F00), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.07:1).

#733900 color codes

HEX	`#733900`
RGB	`rgb(115, 57, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 22.4%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 100%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 100%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 100%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.81, 22.12, 41.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.81, 46.95, 61.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.534, 6.572, 0.819)`
Decimal	`7551232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #733900, 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 #733900	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#733900 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #733900 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #733900; }
.text { color: #733900; }
.border { border: 2px solid #733900; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 57 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #733900, #737300); }

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Questions

What color is #733900?: #733900 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #733900?: The RGB value is 115, 57, 0: 115 red, 57 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #733900?: The complementary color is #003A73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #733900?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.