What color is #734D54?

#734D54 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 #734D54?

The RGB value is 115, 77, 84: 115 red, 77 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #734D54?

The complementary color is #4D736C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #734D54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#734D54 color

#734D54 rgb(115, 77, 84)

Shades of red

The hex color #734D54 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 30.2% green and 32.9% blue (115, 77, 84).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 20% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 27% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Nocturne Red (#7A4B56), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#734D54 color codes

HEX	`#734D54`
RGB	`rgb(115, 77, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 30.2%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 20%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 33%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 27%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.1, 17.15, 2.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.1, 17.31, 8.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.325, 9.593, 9.641)`
Decimal	`7556436`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #734D54, 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 #734D54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#734D54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	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 #734D54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #734d54; }
.text { color: #734d54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #734d54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 77 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #734d54, #73594d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #734D54?: #734D54 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 #734D54?: The RGB value is 115, 77, 84: 115 red, 77 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #734D54?: The complementary color is #4D736C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #734D54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.