What color is #73585D?

#73585D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73585D?

The RGB value is 115, 88, 93: 115 red, 88 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73585D?

The complementary color is #58736E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73585D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73585D color

#73585D rgb(115, 88, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #73585D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 34.5% green and 36.5% blue (115, 88, 93).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 13% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 19% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#73585D color codes

HEX	`#73585D`
RGB	`rgb(115, 88, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 34.5%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 13%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 23%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 19%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.27, 11.96, 1.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.27, 12.05, 6.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.536, 11.415, 11.897)`
Decimal	`7559261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73585D, 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 #73585D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#73585D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	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 #73585D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73585d; }
.text { color: #73585d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73585d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 88 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73585d, #736158); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #73585D?: #73585D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73585D?: The RGB value is 115, 88, 93: 115 red, 88 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73585D?: The complementary color is #58736E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73585D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.