What color is #734F4B?

#734F4B 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 #734F4B?

The RGB value is 115, 79, 75: 115 red, 79 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #734F4B?

The complementary color is #4B6F73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #734F4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#734F4B color

#734F4B rgb(115, 79, 75)

Shades of brown

The hex color #734F4B is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 31% green and 29.4% blue (115, 79, 75).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 21% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 35% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#734F4B color codes

HEX	`#734F4B`
RGB	`rgb(115, 79, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 31%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 21%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 35%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 35%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.38, 14.57, 8.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.38, 16.84, 30.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.137, 9.746, 7.95)`
Decimal	`7556939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #734F4B, 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 #734F4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#734F4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	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 #734F4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #734f4b; }
.text { color: #734f4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #734f4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 79 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #734f4b, #73634b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #734F4B?: #734F4B 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 #734F4B?: The RGB value is 115, 79, 75: 115 red, 79 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #734F4B?: The complementary color is #4B6F73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #734F4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.