What color is #735A64?

#735A64 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #735A64?

The RGB value is 115, 90, 100: 115 red, 90 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #735A64?

The complementary color is #5A7369, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #735A64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#735A64 color

#735A64 rgb(115, 90, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #735A64 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 35.3% green and 39.2% blue (115, 90, 100).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 12% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 13% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#735A64 color codes

HEX	`#735A64`
RGB	`rgb(115, 90, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 35.3%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 12%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 22%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 13%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.02, 12.01, -1.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.02, 12.15, 351.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.027, 11.878, 13.661)`
Decimal	`7559780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #735A64, 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 #735A64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#735A64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	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 #735A64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #735a64; }
.text { color: #735a64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #735a64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 90 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #735a64, #735d5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #735A64?: #735A64 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #735A64?: The RGB value is 115, 90, 100: 115 red, 90 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #735A64?: The complementary color is #5A7369, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #735A64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.