What color is #73405F?

#73405F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73405F?

The RGB value is 115, 64, 95: 115 red, 64 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73405F?

The complementary color is #407354, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73405F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73405F color

#73405F rgb(115, 64, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #73405F is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 25.1% green and 37.3% blue (115, 64, 95).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 28% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 17% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#73405F color codes

HEX	`#73405F`
RGB	`rgb(115, 64, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 25.1%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 28%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 44%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 17%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.27, 26.76, -8.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.27, 28.14, 341.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.969, 8.139, 11.817)`
Decimal	`7553119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73405F, 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 #73405F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#73405F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #73405F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73405f; }
.text { color: #73405f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73405f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 64 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73405f, #734046); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #73405F?: #73405F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73405F?: The RGB value is 115, 64, 95: 115 red, 64 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73405F?: The complementary color is #407354, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73405F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.