What color is #735B5B?

#735B5B 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 #735B5B?

The RGB value is 115, 91, 91: 115 red, 91 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #735B5B?

The complementary color is #5B7373, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #735B5B?

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.

#735B5B color

#735B5B rgb(115, 91, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #735B5B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 35.7% green and 35.7% blue (115, 91, 91).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 12% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 21% 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 6.22:1).

#735B5B color codes

HEX	`#735B5B`
RGB	`rgb(115, 91, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 35.7%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 12%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 21%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 21%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.03, 9.8, 3.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.03, 10.49, 20.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.7, 11.883, 11.52)`
Decimal	`7560027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #735B5B, 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 #735B5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#735B5B 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 #735B5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #735b5b; }
.text { color: #735b5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #735b5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 91 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #735b5b, #73675b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #735B5B?: #735B5B 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 #735B5B?: The RGB value is 115, 91, 91: 115 red, 91 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #735B5B?: The complementary color is #5B7373, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #735B5B?: 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.