What color is #73594E?

#73594E is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73594E?

The RGB value is 115, 89, 78: 115 red, 89 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73594E?

The complementary color is #4E6873, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73594E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73594E color

#73594E rgb(115, 89, 78)

Shades of brown

The hex color #73594E is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 34.9% green and 30.6% blue (115, 89, 78).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 19% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 32% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Afternoon Coffee (#6E544B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#73594E color codes

HEX	`#73594E`
RGB	`rgb(115, 89, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 34.9%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 19%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 32%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 32%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.15, 8.94, 10.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.15, 13.76, 49.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.018, 11.34, 8.762)`
Decimal	`7559502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73594E, 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 #73594E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#73594E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #73594E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73594e; }
.text { color: #73594e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73594e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 89 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73594e, #736b4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #73594E?: #73594E is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73594E?: The RGB value is 115, 89, 78: 115 red, 89 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73594E?: The complementary color is #4E6873, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73594E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.