What color is #743425?

#743425 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Ebi Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #743425?

The RGB value is 116, 52, 37: 116 red, 52 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #743425?

The complementary color is #256574, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #743425?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#743425 color

#743425 rgb(116, 52, 37)

Shades of brown

The hex color #743425 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 20.4% green and 14.5% blue (116, 52, 37).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 52% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 68% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Ebi Brown (#773C30), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.29:1).

#743425 color codes

HEX	`#743425`
RGB	`rgb(116, 52, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 20.4%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 52%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 68%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 68%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.17, 26.91, 22.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.17, 35.21, 40.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.765, 6.304, 2.505)`
Decimal	`7615525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #743425, 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 #743425	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#743425 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #743425 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #743425; }
.text { color: #743425; }
.border { border: 2px solid #743425; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 52 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #743425, #745b25); }

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Questions

What color is #743425?: #743425 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Ebi Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #743425?: The RGB value is 116, 52, 37: 116 red, 52 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #743425?: The complementary color is #256574, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #743425?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.