What color is #734B40?

#734B40 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Roasted. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #734B40?

The RGB value is 115, 75, 64: 115 red, 75 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #734B40?

The complementary color is #406873, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #734B40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#734B40 color

#734B40 rgb(115, 75, 64)

Shades of brown

The hex color #734B40 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 29.4% green and 25.1% blue (115, 75, 64).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 28% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 44% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Roasted (#785246), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#734B40 color codes

HEX	`#734B40`
RGB	`rgb(115, 75, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 29.4%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 28%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 44%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 44%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.08, 15.54, 13.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.08, 20.58, 40.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.512, 9.048, 6.042)`
Decimal	`7555904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #734B40, 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 #734B40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#734B40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #734B40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #734b40; }
.text { color: #734b40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #734b40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 75 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #734b40, #736540); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #734B40?: #734B40 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Roasted. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #734B40?: The RGB value is 115, 75, 64: 115 red, 75 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #734B40?: The complementary color is #406873, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #734B40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.