What color is #735A45?

#735A45 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Baby Bear. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #735A45?

The RGB value is 115, 90, 69: 115 red, 90 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #735A45?

The complementary color is #455E73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #735A45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#735A45 color

#735A45 rgb(115, 90, 69)

Shades of brown

The hex color #735A45 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 35.3% green and 27.1% blue (115, 90, 69).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 25% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 40% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Baby Bear (#6F5944), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#735A45 color codes

HEX	`#735A45`
RGB	`rgb(115, 90, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 35.3%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 25%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 40%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 40%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.23, 7.09, 16.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.23, 17.54, 66.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.801, 11.387, 7.205)`
Decimal	`7559749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #735A45, 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 #735A45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#735A45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	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 #735A45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #735a45; }
.text { color: #735a45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #735a45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 90 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #735a45, #737145); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #735A45?: #735A45 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Baby Bear. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #735A45?: The RGB value is 115, 90, 69: 115 red, 90 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #735A45?: The complementary color is #455E73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #735A45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.