What color is #73576C?

#73576C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73576C?

The RGB value is 115, 87, 108: 115 red, 87 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73576C?

The complementary color is #57735E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73576C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73576C color

#73576C rgb(115, 87, 108)

Shades of purple

The hex color #73576C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 34.1% green and 42.4% blue (115, 87, 108).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 14% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 6% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#73576C color codes

HEX	`#73576C`
RGB	`rgb(115, 87, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 34.1%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 14%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 24%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 6%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.48, 15.37, -7.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.48, 17.12, 333.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.185, 11.544, 15.718)`
Decimal	`7559020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73576C, 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 #73576C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#73576C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #73576C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73576c; }
.text { color: #73576c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73576c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 87 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73576c, #73575e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #73576C?: #73576C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73576C?: The RGB value is 115, 87, 108: 115 red, 87 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73576C?: The complementary color is #57735E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73576C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.