What color is #73223B?

#73223B is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Beet Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73223B?

The RGB value is 115, 34, 59: 115 red, 34 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73223B?

The complementary color is #22735A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73223B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73223B color

#73223B rgb(115, 34, 59)

Shades of red

The hex color #73223B is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 13.3% green and 23.1% blue (115, 34, 59).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 54% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 49% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Beet Red (#7E203F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.39:1).

#73223B color codes

HEX	`#73223B`
RGB	`rgb(115, 34, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 13.3%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 54%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 70%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 70%, 49%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.03, 37.51, 4.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.03, 37.74, 6.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.432, 5.106, 4.678)`
Decimal	`7545403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73223B, 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 #73223B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#73223B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #73223B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73223b; }
.text { color: #73223b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73223b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 34 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73223b, #733122); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #73223B?: #73223B is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Beet Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73223B?: The RGB value is 115, 34, 59: 115 red, 34 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73223B?: The complementary color is #22735A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73223B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.