What color is #735D52?

#735D52 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bear Hug. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #735D52?

The RGB value is 115, 93, 82: 115 red, 93 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #735D52?

The complementary color is #526873, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #735D52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#735D52 color

#735D52 rgb(115, 93, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #735D52 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 36.5% green and 32.2% blue (115, 93, 82).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 17% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 29% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Bear Hug (#796359), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#735D52 color codes

HEX	`#735D52`
RGB	`rgb(115, 93, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 36.5%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 17%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 29%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 29%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.35, 7.13, 9.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.35, 12.03, 53.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.508, 12.083, 9.654)`
Decimal	`7560530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #735D52, 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 #735D52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#735D52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #735D52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #735d52; }
.text { color: #735d52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #735d52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 93 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #735d52, #736e52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #735D52?: #735D52 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bear Hug. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #735D52?: The RGB value is 115, 93, 82: 115 red, 93 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #735D52?: The complementary color is #526873, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #735D52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.