What color is #735A22?

#735A22 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Olivary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #735A22?

The RGB value is 115, 90, 34: 115 red, 90 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #735A22?

The complementary color is #223B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #735A22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#735A22 color

#735A22 rgb(115, 90, 34)

Shades of brown

The hex color #735A22 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 35.3% green and 13.3% blue (115, 90, 34).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 54% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 70% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Olivary (#6E592C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#735A22 color codes

HEX	`#735A22`
RGB	`rgb(115, 90, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 35.3%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 54%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 70%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 70%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.7, 3.68, 35.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.7, 35.36, 84.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.016, 11.073, 3.07)`
Decimal	`7559714`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #735A22, 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 #735A22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#735A22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #735A22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #735a22; }
.text { color: #735a22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #735a22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 90 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #735a22, #637322); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #735A22?: #735A22 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Olivary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #735A22?: The RGB value is 115, 90, 34: 115 red, 90 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #735A22?: The complementary color is #223B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #735A22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.