What color is #733F4F?

#733F4F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #733F4F?

The RGB value is 115, 63, 79: 115 red, 63 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #733F4F?

The complementary color is #3F7363, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #733F4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#733F4F color

#733F4F rgb(115, 63, 79)

Shades of red

The hex color #733F4F is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 24.7% green and 31% blue (115, 63, 79).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 29% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 31% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Nocturne Red (#7A4B56), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.23:1).

#733F4F color codes

HEX	`#733F4F`
RGB	`rgb(115, 63, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 24.7%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 29%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 45%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 31%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.49, 24.75, 0.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.49, 24.75, 0.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.259, 7.765, 8.354)`
Decimal	`7552847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #733F4F, 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 #733F4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#733F4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	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 #733F4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #733f4f; }
.text { color: #733f4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #733f4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 63 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #733f4f, #73493f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #733F4F?: #733F4F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #733F4F?: The RGB value is 115, 63, 79: 115 red, 63 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #733F4F?: The complementary color is #3F7363, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #733F4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.