What color is #73435F?

#73435F 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 #73435F?

The RGB value is 115, 67, 95: 115 red, 67 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73435F?

The complementary color is #437357, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73435F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73435F color

#73435F rgb(115, 67, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #73435F is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 26.3% green and 37.3% blue (115, 67, 95).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 26% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 17% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#73435F color codes

HEX	`#73435F`
RGB	`rgb(115, 67, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 26.3%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 26%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 42%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 17%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.98, 24.99, -7.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.98, 26.14, 342.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.143, 8.486, 11.875)`
Decimal	`7553887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73435F, 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 #73435F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#73435F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #73435F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73435f; }
.text { color: #73435f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73435f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 67 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73435f, #734347); }

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Questions

What color is #73435F?: #73435F 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 #73435F?: The RGB value is 115, 67, 95: 115 red, 67 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73435F?: The complementary color is #437357, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73435F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.