What color is #73545E?

#73545E 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 #73545E?

The RGB value is 115, 84, 94: 115 red, 84 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73545E?

The complementary color is #547369, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73545E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73545E color

#73545E rgb(115, 84, 94)

Shades of red

The hex color #73545E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 32.9% green and 36.9% blue (115, 84, 94).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 16% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 18% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#73545E color codes

HEX	`#73545E`
RGB	`rgb(115, 84, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 32.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 16%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 27%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 18%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.23, 14.57, -0.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.23, 14.59, 357.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.261, 10.794, 12.025)`
Decimal	`7558238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73545E, 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 #73545E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#73545E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	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 #73545E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73545e; }
.text { color: #73545e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73545e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 84 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73545e, #735a54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #73545E?: #73545E 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 #73545E?: The RGB value is 115, 84, 94: 115 red, 84 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73545E?: The complementary color is #547369, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73545E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.