What color is #73415C?

#73415C 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 #73415C?

The RGB value is 115, 65, 92: 115 red, 65 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73415C?

The complementary color is #417358, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73415C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73415C color

#73415C rgb(115, 65, 92)

Shades of purple

The hex color #73415C is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 25.5% green and 36.1% blue (115, 65, 92).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 28% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 20% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#73415C color codes

HEX	`#73415C`
RGB	`rgb(115, 65, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 25.5%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 28%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 43%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 20%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.39, 25.65, -6.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.39, 26.5, 345.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.892, 8.199, 11.132)`
Decimal	`7553372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73415C, 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 #73415C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#73415C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #73415C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73415c; }
.text { color: #73415c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73415c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 65 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73415c, #734143); }

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Questions

What color is #73415C?: #73415C 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 #73415C?: The RGB value is 115, 65, 92: 115 red, 65 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73415C?: The complementary color is #417358, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73415C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.