What color is #735052?

#735052 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 #735052?

The RGB value is 115, 80, 82: 115 red, 80 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #735052?

The complementary color is #507371, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #735052?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#735052 color

#735052 rgb(115, 80, 82)

Shades of red

The hex color #735052 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 31.4% green and 32.2% blue (115, 80, 82).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 18% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 29% 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 7:1).

#735052 color codes

HEX	`#735052`
RGB	`rgb(115, 80, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 31.4%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 18%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 30%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 29%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.83, 15.01, 4.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.83, 15.73, 17.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.462, 9.992, 9.306)`
Decimal	`7557202`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #735052, 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 #735052	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#735052 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	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 #735052 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #735052; }
.text { color: #735052; }
.border { border: 2px solid #735052; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 80 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #735052, #735f50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #735052?: #735052 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 #735052?: The RGB value is 115, 80, 82: 115 red, 80 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #735052?: The complementary color is #507371, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #735052?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.