What color is #73174A?

#73174A is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73174A?

The RGB value is 115, 23, 74: 115 red, 23 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73174A?

The complementary color is #177340, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73174A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73174A color

#73174A rgb(115, 23, 74)

Shades of purple

The hex color #73174A is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 9% green and 29% blue (115, 23, 74).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 67% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 80% magenta, 36% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Velvet (#750851), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.77:1).

#73174A color codes

HEX	`#73174A`
RGB	`rgb(115, 23, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 9%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 67%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 80%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 80%, 36%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.02, 43.47, -7.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.02, 44.1, 350.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.613, 4.753, 6.941)`
Decimal	`7542602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73174A, 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 #73174A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#73174A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #73174A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73174a; }
.text { color: #73174a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73174a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 23 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73174a, #73171c); }

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Questions

What color is #73174A?: #73174A is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73174A?: The RGB value is 115, 23, 74: 115 red, 23 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73174A?: The complementary color is #177340, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73174A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.