What color is #735151?

#735151 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #735151?

The RGB value is 115, 81, 81: 115 red, 81 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #735151?

The complementary color is #517373, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #735151?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#735151 color

#735151 rgb(115, 81, 81)

Shades of red

The hex color #735151 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 31.8% green and 31.8% blue (115, 81, 81).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 17% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 30% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#735151 color codes

HEX	`#735151`
RGB	`rgb(115, 81, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 31.8%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 17%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 30%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 30%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.06, 14.25, 5.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.06, 15.34, 21.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.498, 10.124, 9.132)`
Decimal	`7557457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #735151, 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 #735151	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#735151 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #735151 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #735151; }
.text { color: #735151; }
.border { border: 2px solid #735151; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 81 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #735151, #736251); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #735151?: #735151 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #735151?: The RGB value is 115, 81, 81: 115 red, 81 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #735151?: The complementary color is #517373, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #735151?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.