What color is #735548?

#735548 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hold Your Horses. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #735548?

The RGB value is 115, 85, 72: 115 red, 85 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #735548?

The complementary color is #486673, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #735548?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#735548 color

#735548 rgb(115, 85, 72)

Shades of brown

The hex color #735548 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 33.3% green and 28.2% blue (115, 85, 72).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 23% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 37% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Hold Your Horses (#705446), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#735548 color codes

HEX	`#735548`
RGB	`rgb(115, 85, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 33.3%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 23%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 37%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 37%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.92, 10.51, 12.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.92, 16.28, 49.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.489, 10.61, 7.573)`
Decimal	`7558472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #735548, 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 #735548	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#735548 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #735548 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #735548; }
.text { color: #735548; }
.border { border: 2px solid #735548; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 85 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #735548, #736a48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #735548?: #735548 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hold Your Horses. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #735548?: The RGB value is 115, 85, 72: 115 red, 85 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #735548?: The complementary color is #486673, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #735548?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.