What color is #734A50?

#734A50 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #734A50?

The RGB value is 115, 74, 80: 115 red, 74 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #734A50?

The complementary color is #4A736D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #734A50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#734A50 color

#734A50 rgb(115, 74, 80)

Shades of red

The hex color #734A50 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 29% green and 31.4% blue (115, 74, 80).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 22% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 30% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Nocturne Red (#7A4B56), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#734A50 color codes

HEX	`#734A50`
RGB	`rgb(115, 74, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 29%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 22%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 36%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 30%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.22, 18.34, 3.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.22, 18.7, 11.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.967, 9.122, 8.771)`
Decimal	`7555664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #734A50, 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 #734A50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#734A50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #734A50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #734a50; }
.text { color: #734a50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #734a50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 74 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #734a50, #73594a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #734A50?: #734A50 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #734A50?: The RGB value is 115, 74, 80: 115 red, 74 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #734A50?: The complementary color is #4A736D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #734A50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.