What color is #733C37?

#733C37 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Single Origin. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #733C37?

The RGB value is 115, 60, 55: 115 red, 60 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #733C37?

The complementary color is #376E73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #733C37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#733C37 color

#733C37 rgb(115, 60, 55)

Shades of red

The hex color #733C37 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 23.5% green and 21.6% blue (115, 60, 55).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 35% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 52% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Single Origin (#713E39), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.64:1).

#733C37 color codes

HEX	`#733C37`
RGB	`rgb(115, 60, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 23.5%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 35%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 52%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 52%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.15, 23.47, 13.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.15, 27.26, 30.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.376, 7.153, 4.501)`
Decimal	`7552055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #733C37, 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 #733C37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#733C37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	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 #733C37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #733c37; }
.text { color: #733c37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #733c37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 60 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #733c37, #735a37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #733C37?: #733C37 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Single Origin. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #733C37?: The RGB value is 115, 60, 55: 115 red, 60 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #733C37?: The complementary color is #376E73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #733C37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.