What color is #745353?

#745353 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #745353?

The RGB value is 116, 83, 83: 116 red, 83 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #745353?

The complementary color is #537474, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #745353?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#745353 color

#745353 rgb(116, 83, 83)

Shades of red

The hex color #745353 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 32.5% green and 32.5% blue (116, 83, 83).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 17% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 28% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#745353 color codes

HEX	`#745353`
RGB	`rgb(116, 83, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 32.5%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 17%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 28%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 28%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.77, 13.76, 5.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.77, 14.8, 21.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.857, 10.525, 9.589)`
Decimal	`7623507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #745353, 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 #745353	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#745353 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	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 #745353 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #745353; }
.text { color: #745353; }
.border { border: 2px solid #745353; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 83 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #745353, #746453); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #745353?: #745353 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #745353?: The RGB value is 116, 83, 83: 116 red, 83 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #745353?: The complementary color is #537474, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #745353?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.