What color is #735051?

#735051 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #735051?

The RGB value is 115, 80, 81: 115 red, 80 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #735051?

The complementary color is #507372, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #735051?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#735051 color

#735051 rgb(115, 80, 81)

Shades of red

The hex color #735051 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 31.4% green and 31.8% blue (115, 80, 81).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 18% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 30% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#735051 color codes

HEX	`#735051`
RGB	`rgb(115, 80, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 31.4%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 18%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 30%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 30%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.8, 14.86, 5.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.8, 15.77, 19.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.424, 9.977, 9.107)`
Decimal	`7557201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #735051, 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 #735051	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#735051 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #735051 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #735051; }
.text { color: #735051; }
.border { border: 2px solid #735051; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 80 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #735051, #736150); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #735051?: #735051 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #735051?: The RGB value is 115, 80, 81: 115 red, 80 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #735051?: The complementary color is #507372, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #735051?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.