What color is #734D51?

#734D51 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #734D51?

The RGB value is 115, 77, 81: 115 red, 77 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #734D51?

The complementary color is #4D736F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #734D51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#734D51 color

#734D51 rgb(115, 77, 81)

Shades of red

The hex color #734D51 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 30.2% green and 31.8% blue (115, 77, 81).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 20% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 30% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#734D51 color codes

HEX	`#734D51`
RGB	`rgb(115, 77, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 30.2%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 20%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 33%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 30%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.02, 16.68, 4.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.02, 17.19, 14.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.21, 9.547, 9.035)`
Decimal	`7556433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #734D51, 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 #734D51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#734D51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #734D51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #734d51; }
.text { color: #734d51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #734d51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 77 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #734d51, #735c4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #734D51?: #734D51 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #734D51?: The RGB value is 115, 77, 81: 115 red, 77 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #734D51?: The complementary color is #4D736F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #734D51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.