What color is #73585E?

#73585E 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 #73585E?

The RGB value is 115, 88, 94: 115 red, 88 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73585E?

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

Is black or white text better on #73585E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73585E color

#73585E rgb(115, 88, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #73585E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 34.5% green and 36.9% blue (115, 88, 94).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 13% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 18% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#73585E color codes

HEX	`#73585E`
RGB	`rgb(115, 88, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 34.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 13%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 23%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 18%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.3, 12.14, 0.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.3, 12.17, 3.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.58, 11.433, 12.132)`
Decimal	`7559262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73585E, 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 #73585E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#73585E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	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 #73585E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73585e; }
.text { color: #73585e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73585e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 88 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73585e, #735f58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #73585E?: #73585E 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 #73585E?: The RGB value is 115, 88, 94: 115 red, 88 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73585E?: The complementary color is #58736D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73585E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.