What color is #73526E?

#73526E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73526E?

The RGB value is 115, 82, 110: 115 red, 82 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73526E?

The complementary color is #527357, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73526E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73526E color

#73526E rgb(115, 82, 110)

Shades of purple

The hex color #73526E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 32.2% green and 43.1% blue (115, 82, 110).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 17% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 4% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#73526E color codes

HEX	`#73526E`
RGB	`rgb(115, 82, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 32.2%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 17%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 29%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 4%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.25, 18.81, -10.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.25, 21.6, 330.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.902, 10.806, 16.155)`
Decimal	`7557742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73526E, 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 #73526E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#73526E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #73526E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73526e; }
.text { color: #73526e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73526e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 82 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73526e, #73525e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #73526E?: #73526E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73526E?: The RGB value is 115, 82, 110: 115 red, 82 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73526E?: The complementary color is #527357, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73526E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.