What color is #735555?

#735555 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #735555?

The RGB value is 115, 85, 85: 115 red, 85 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #735555?

The complementary color is #557373, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #735555?

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.

#735555 color

#735555 rgb(115, 85, 85)

Shades of red

The hex color #735555 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 33.3% green and 33.3% blue (115, 85, 85).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 15% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 26% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#735555 color codes

HEX	`#735555`
RGB	`rgb(115, 85, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 33.3%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 15%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 26%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 26%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.24, 12.45, 4.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.24, 13.36, 21.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.959, 10.798, 10.047)`
Decimal	`7558485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #735555, 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 #735555	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#735555 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 #735555 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #735555; }
.text { color: #735555; }
.border { border: 2px solid #735555; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 85 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #735555, #736455); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #735555?: #735555 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #735555?: The RGB value is 115, 85, 85: 115 red, 85 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #735555?: The complementary color is #557373, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #735555?: 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.