What color is #73535D?

#73535D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73535D?

The RGB value is 115, 83, 93: 115 red, 83 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73535D?

The complementary color is #537369, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73535D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73535D color

#73535D rgb(115, 83, 93)

Shades of red

The hex color #73535D is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 32.5% green and 36.5% blue (115, 83, 93).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 16% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 19% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#73535D color codes

HEX	`#73535D`
RGB	`rgb(115, 83, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 32.5%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 16%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 28%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 19%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.94, 15, -0.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.94, 15.01, 357.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.139, 10.622, 11.765)`
Decimal	`7557981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73535D, 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 #73535D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#73535D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #73535D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73535d; }
.text { color: #73535d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73535d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 83 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73535d, #735953); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #73535D?: #73535D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73535D?: The RGB value is 115, 83, 93: 115 red, 83 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73535D?: The complementary color is #537369, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73535D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.