What color is #734648?

#734648 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #734648?

The RGB value is 115, 70, 72: 115 red, 70 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #734648?

The complementary color is #467371, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #734648?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#734648 color

#734648 rgb(115, 70, 72)

Shades of red

The hex color #734648 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 27.5% green and 28.2% blue (115, 70, 72).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 24% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 37% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Red Rumour (#693F43), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#734648 color codes

HEX	`#734648`
RGB	`rgb(115, 70, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 27.5%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 24%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 39%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 37%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.99, 19.59, 6.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.99, 20.8, 19.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.431, 8.494, 7.22)`
Decimal	`7554632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #734648, 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 #734648	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#734648 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #734648 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #734648; }
.text { color: #734648; }
.border { border: 2px solid #734648; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 70 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #734648, #735a46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #734648?: #734648 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #734648?: The RGB value is 115, 70, 72: 115 red, 70 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #734648?: The complementary color is #467371, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #734648?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.