What color is #73355A?

#73355A is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73355A?

The RGB value is 115, 53, 90: 115 red, 53 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73355A?

The complementary color is #35734E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73355A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73355A color

#73355A rgb(115, 53, 90)

Shades of purple

The hex color #73355A is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 20.8% green and 35.3% blue (115, 53, 90).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 37% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 22% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.8:1).

#73355A color codes

HEX	`#73355A`
RGB	`rgb(115, 53, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 20.8%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 37%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 54%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 22%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.65, 32.15, -9.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.65, 33.51, 343.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.189, 6.93, 10.472)`
Decimal	`7550298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73355A, 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 #73355A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#73355A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #73355A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73355a; }
.text { color: #73355a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73355a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 53 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73355a, #73353b); }

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Questions

What color is #73355A?: #73355A is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73355A?: The RGB value is 115, 53, 90: 115 red, 53 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73355A?: The complementary color is #35734E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73355A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.