What color is #733F52?

#733F52 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 #733F52?

The RGB value is 115, 63, 82: 115 red, 63 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #733F52?

The complementary color is #3F7360, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #733F52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#733F52 color

#733F52 rgb(115, 63, 82)

Shades of red

The hex color #733F52 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 24.7% green and 32.2% blue (115, 63, 82).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 29% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 29% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.2:1).

#733F52 color codes

HEX	`#733F52`
RGB	`rgb(115, 63, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 24.7%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 29%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 45%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 29%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.58, 25.2, -1.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.58, 25.25, 356.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.371, 7.81, 8.942)`
Decimal	`7552850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #733F52, 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 #733F52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#733F52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #733F52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #733f52; }
.text { color: #733f52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #733f52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 63 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #733f52, #73463f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #733F52?: #733F52 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 #733F52?: The RGB value is 115, 63, 82: 115 red, 63 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #733F52?: The complementary color is #3F7360, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #733F52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.