What color is #73596B?

#73596B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73596B?

The RGB value is 115, 89, 107: 115 red, 89 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73596B?

The complementary color is #597361, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73596B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73596B color

#73596B rgb(115, 89, 107)

Shades of purple

The hex color #73596B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 34.9% green and 42% blue (115, 89, 107).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 13% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 7% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#73596B color codes

HEX	`#73596B`
RGB	`rgb(115, 89, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 34.9%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 13%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 23%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 7%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.98, 13.96, -6.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.98, 15.26, 336.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.296, 11.852, 15.494)`
Decimal	`7559531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73596B, 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 #73596B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#73596B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #73596B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73596b; }
.text { color: #73596b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73596b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 89 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73596b, #73595e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #73596B?: #73596B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73596B?: The RGB value is 115, 89, 107: 115 red, 89 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73596B?: The complementary color is #597361, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73596B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.