What color is #732B57?

#732B57 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pretty in Prune. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #732B57?

The RGB value is 115, 43, 87: 115 red, 43 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #732B57?

The complementary color is #2B7347, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #732B57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#732B57 color

#732B57 rgb(115, 43, 87)

Shades of purple

The hex color #732B57 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 16.9% green and 34.1% blue (115, 43, 87).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 46% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 24% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Pretty in Prune (#6B295A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.49:1).

#732B57 color codes

HEX	`#732B57`
RGB	`rgb(115, 43, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 16.9%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 46%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 63%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 24%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.57, 36.88, -10.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.57, 38.4, 343.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.655, 6.062, 9.677)`
Decimal	`7547735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #732B57, 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 #732B57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#732B57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #732B57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #732b57; }
.text { color: #732b57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #732b57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 43 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #732b57, #732b33); }

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Questions

What color is #732B57?: #732B57 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pretty in Prune. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #732B57?: The RGB value is 115, 43, 87: 115 red, 43 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #732B57?: The complementary color is #2B7347, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #732B57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.