What color is #733F5A?

#733F5A 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 #733F5A?

The RGB value is 115, 63, 90: 115 red, 63 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #733F5A?

The complementary color is #3F7358, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #733F5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#733F5A color

#733F5A rgb(115, 63, 90)

Shades of purple

The hex color #733F5A is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 24.7% green and 35.3% blue (115, 63, 90).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 29% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 22% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

#733F5A color codes

HEX	`#733F5A`
RGB	`rgb(115, 63, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 24.7%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 29%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 45%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 22%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.86, 26.48, -6.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.86, 27.19, 346.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.693, 7.939, 10.64)`
Decimal	`7552858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #733F5A, 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 #733F5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#733F5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #733F5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #733f5a; }
.text { color: #733f5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #733f5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 63 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #733f5a, #733f40); }

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Questions

What color is #733F5A?: #733F5A 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 #733F5A?: The RGB value is 115, 63, 90: 115 red, 63 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #733F5A?: The complementary color is #3F7358, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #733F5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.