What color is #733D52?

#733D52 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #733D52?

The RGB value is 115, 61, 82: 115 red, 61 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #733D52?

The complementary color is #3D735E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #733D52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#733D52 color

#733D52 rgb(115, 61, 82)

Shades of red

The hex color #733D52 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 23.9% green and 32.2% blue (115, 61, 82).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 31% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 29% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#733D52 color codes

HEX	`#733D52`
RGB	`rgb(115, 61, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 23.9%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 31%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 47%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 29%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.12, 26.37, -2.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.12, 26.45, 355.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.262, 7.592, 8.906)`
Decimal	`7552338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #733D52, 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 #733D52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#733D52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	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 #733D52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #733d52; }
.text { color: #733d52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #733d52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 61 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #733d52, #73433d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #733D52?: #733D52 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #733D52?: The RGB value is 115, 61, 82: 115 red, 61 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #733D52?: The complementary color is #3D735E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #733D52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.