What color is #753A58?

#753A58 is a dark, desaturated rose known as Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Passionate Plum?

The RGB value is 117, 58, 88: 117 red, 58 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Passionate Plum?

The complementary color is #3A7557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #753A58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Passionate Plum color: hex code #753A58

#753A58 rgb(117, 58, 88)

Shades of purple

Passionate Plum has the hex code #753A58. It is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 22.7% green and 34.5% blue (117, 58, 88).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 34% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 25% yellow and 54% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.39:1).

Passionate Plum (#753A58) color codes

HEX	`#753A58`
RGB	`rgb(117, 58, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 22.7%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 34%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 50%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 25%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.95, 29.77, -6.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.95, 30.41, 348.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.611, 7.513, 10.122)`
Decimal	`7682648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Passionate Plum, 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 #753A58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#753A58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	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 #753A58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #753a58; }
.text { color: #753a58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #753a58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 58 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #753a58, #753a3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

See #753A58 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #753A58?: #753A58 is a dark, desaturated rose known as Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Passionate Plum?: The RGB value is 117, 58, 88: 117 red, 58 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Passionate Plum?: The complementary color is #3A7557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #753A58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.