What color is #743A35?

#743A35 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Crown of Thorns. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #743A35?

The RGB value is 116, 58, 53: 116 red, 58 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #743A35?

The complementary color is #356F74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #743A35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#743A35 color

#743A35 rgb(116, 58, 53)

Shades of red

The hex color #743A35 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 22.7% green and 20.8% blue (116, 58, 53).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 37% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 54% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Thorns (#763C33), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.75:1).

#743A35 color codes

HEX	`#743A35`
RGB	`rgb(116, 58, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 22.7%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 37%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 54%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 54%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.8, 24.85, 14.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.8, 28.87, 30.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.359, 6.997, 4.225)`
Decimal	`7617077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #743A35, 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 #743A35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#743A35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #743A35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #743a35; }
.text { color: #743a35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #743a35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 58 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #743a35, #745935); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #743A35?: #743A35 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Crown of Thorns. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #743A35?: The RGB value is 116, 58, 53: 116 red, 58 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #743A35?: The complementary color is #356F74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #743A35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.