What color is #73555B?

#73555B 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 #73555B?

The RGB value is 115, 85, 91: 115 red, 85 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73555B?

The complementary color is #55736D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73555B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73555B color

#73555B rgb(115, 85, 91)

Shades of red

The hex color #73555B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 33.3% green and 35.7% blue (115, 85, 91).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 15% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 21% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#73555B color codes

HEX	`#73555B`
RGB	`rgb(115, 85, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 33.3%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 15%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 26%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 21%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.41, 13.44, 1.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.41, 13.51, 5.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.207, 10.898, 11.356)`
Decimal	`7558491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73555B, 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 #73555B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#73555B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #73555B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73555b; }
.text { color: #73555b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73555b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 85 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73555b, #735e55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #73555B?: #73555B 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 #73555B?: The RGB value is 115, 85, 91: 115 red, 85 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73555B?: The complementary color is #55736D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73555B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.