What color is #73536F?

#73536F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73536F?

The RGB value is 115, 83, 111: 115 red, 83 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73536F?

The complementary color is #537357, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73536F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73536F color

#73536F rgb(115, 83, 111)

Shades of purple

The hex color #73536F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 32.5% green and 43.5% blue (115, 83, 111).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 16% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 3% 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 6.57:1).

#73536F color codes

HEX	`#73536F`
RGB	`rgb(115, 83, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 32.5%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 16%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 28%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 3%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.55, 18.41, -10.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.55, 21.34, 329.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.032, 10.979, 16.469)`
Decimal	`7557999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73536F, 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 #73536F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#73536F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	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 #73536F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73536f; }
.text { color: #73536f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73536f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 83 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73536f, #73535f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #73536F?: #73536F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73536F?: The RGB value is 115, 83, 111: 115 red, 83 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73536F?: The complementary color is #537357, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73536F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.