What color is #73546F?

#73546F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73546F?

The RGB value is 115, 84, 111: 115 red, 84 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73546F?

The complementary color is #547358, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73546F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73546F color

#73546F rgb(115, 84, 111)

Shades of purple

The hex color #73546F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 32.9% green and 43.5% blue (115, 84, 111).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 16% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 3% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#73546F color codes

HEX	`#73546F`
RGB	`rgb(115, 84, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 32.9%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 16%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 27%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 3%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.8, 17.8, -10.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.8, 20.62, 329.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.11, 11.134, 16.494)`
Decimal	`7558255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73546F, 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 #73546F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#73546F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	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 #73546F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73546f; }
.text { color: #73546f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73546f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 84 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73546f, #735460); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #73546F?: #73546F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73546F?: The RGB value is 115, 84, 111: 115 red, 84 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73546F?: The complementary color is #547358, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73546F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.