What color is #734F48?

#734F48 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Roasted. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #734F48?

The RGB value is 115, 79, 72: 115 red, 79 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #734F48?

The complementary color is #486C73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #734F48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#734F48 color

#734F48 rgb(115, 79, 72)

Shades of brown

The hex color #734F48 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 31% green and 28.2% blue (115, 79, 72).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 23% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 37% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Roasted (#785246), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#734F48 color codes

HEX	`#734F48`
RGB	`rgb(115, 79, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 31%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 23%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 37%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 37%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.31, 14.15, 10.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.31, 17.45, 35.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.036, 9.705, 7.422)`
Decimal	`7556936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #734F48, 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 #734F48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#734F48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	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 #734F48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #734f48; }
.text { color: #734f48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #734f48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 79 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #734f48, #736548); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #734F48?: #734F48 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Roasted. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #734F48?: The RGB value is 115, 79, 72: 115 red, 79 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #734F48?: The complementary color is #486C73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #734F48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.