What color is #734960?

#734960 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #734960?

The RGB value is 115, 73, 96: 115 red, 73 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #734960?

The complementary color is #49735C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #734960?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#734960 color

#734960 rgb(115, 73, 96)

Shades of purple

The hex color #734960 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 28.6% green and 37.6% blue (115, 73, 96).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 22% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 17% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#734960 color codes

HEX	`#734960`
RGB	`rgb(115, 73, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 28.6%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 22%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 37%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 17%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.47, 21.59, -6.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.47, 22.43, 344.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.564, 9.255, 12.241)`
Decimal	`7555424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #734960, 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 #734960	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#734960 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #734960 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #734960; }
.text { color: #734960; }
.border { border: 2px solid #734960; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 73 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #734960, #73494b); }

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Questions

What color is #734960?: #734960 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #734960?: The RGB value is 115, 73, 96: 115 red, 73 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #734960?: The complementary color is #49735C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #734960?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.