What color is #733F49?

#733F49 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Köfte Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #733F49?

The RGB value is 115, 63, 73: 115 red, 63 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #733F49?

The complementary color is #3F7369, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #733F49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#733F49 color

#733F49 rgb(115, 63, 73)

Shades of red

The hex color #733F49 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 24.7% green and 28.6% blue (115, 63, 73).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 29% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 37% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Köfte Brown (#773644), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.28:1).

#733F49 color codes

HEX	`#733F49`
RGB	`rgb(115, 63, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 24.7%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 29%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 45%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 37%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.31, 23.89, 3.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.31, 24.22, 9.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.051, 7.682, 7.255)`
Decimal	`7552841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #733F49, 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 #733F49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#733F49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	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 #733F49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #733f49; }
.text { color: #733f49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #733f49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 63 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #733f49, #734f3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #733F49?: #733F49 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Köfte Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #733F49?: The RGB value is 115, 63, 73: 115 red, 63 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #733F49?: The complementary color is #3F7369, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #733F49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.