What color is #73554C?

#73554C is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73554C?

The RGB value is 115, 85, 76: 115 red, 85 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73554C?

The complementary color is #4C6A73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73554C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73554C color

#73554C rgb(115, 85, 76)

Shades of brown

The hex color #73554C is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 33.3% green and 29.8% blue (115, 85, 76).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 20% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 34% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Afternoon Coffee (#6E544B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#73554C color codes

HEX	`#73554C`
RGB	`rgb(115, 85, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 33.3%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 20%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 34%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 34%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.01, 11.07, 10.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.01, 14.99, 42.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.624, 10.664, 8.282)`
Decimal	`7558476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73554C, 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 #73554C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#73554C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	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 #73554C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73554c; }
.text { color: #73554c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73554c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 85 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73554c, #73684c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #73554C?: #73554C is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73554C?: The RGB value is 115, 85, 76: 115 red, 85 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73554C?: The complementary color is #4C6A73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73554C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.