What color is #734E53?

#734E53 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 #734E53?

The RGB value is 115, 78, 83: 115 red, 78 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #734E53?

The complementary color is #4E736E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #734E53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#734E53 color

#734E53 rgb(115, 78, 83)

Shades of red

The hex color #734E53 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 30.6% green and 32.5% blue (115, 78, 83).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 19% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 28% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#734E53 color codes

HEX	`#734E53`
RGB	`rgb(115, 78, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 30.6%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 19%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 32%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 28%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.33, 16.38, 3.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.33, 16.72, 11.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.356, 9.719, 9.46)`
Decimal	`7556691`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #734E53, 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 #734E53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#734E53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	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 #734E53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #734e53; }
.text { color: #734e53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #734e53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 78 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #734e53, #735b4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #734E53?: #734E53 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 #734E53?: The RGB value is 115, 78, 83: 115 red, 78 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #734E53?: The complementary color is #4E736E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #734E53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.