What color is #734F4A?

#734F4A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #734F4A?

The RGB value is 115, 79, 74: 115 red, 79 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #734F4A?

The complementary color is #4A6E73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #734F4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#734F4A color

#734F4A rgb(115, 79, 74)

Shades of brown

The hex color #734F4A is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 31% green and 29% blue (115, 79, 74).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 22% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 36% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#734F4A color codes

HEX	`#734F4A`
RGB	`rgb(115, 79, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 31%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 22%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 36%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 36%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.36, 14.43, 9.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.36, 17.03, 32.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.103, 9.732, 7.771)`
Decimal	`7556938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #734F4A, 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 #734F4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#734F4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #734F4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #734f4a; }
.text { color: #734f4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #734f4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 79 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #734f4a, #73644a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #734F4A?: #734F4A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #734F4A?: The RGB value is 115, 79, 74: 115 red, 79 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #734F4A?: The complementary color is #4A6E73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #734F4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.