What color is #735C68?

#735C68 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #735C68?

The RGB value is 115, 92, 104: 115 red, 92 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #735C68?

The complementary color is #5C7367, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #735C68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#735C68 color

#735C68 rgb(115, 92, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #735C68 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 36.1% green and 40.8% blue (115, 92, 104).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 11% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 10% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#735C68 color codes

HEX	`#735C68`
RGB	`rgb(115, 92, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 36.1%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 11%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 20%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 10%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.69, 11.55, -3.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.69, 12.01, 344.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.396, 12.299, 14.762)`
Decimal	`7560296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #735C68, 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 #735C68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#735C68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #735C68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #735c68; }
.text { color: #735c68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #735c68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 92 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #735c68, #735c5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #735C68?: #735C68 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #735C68?: The RGB value is 115, 92, 104: 115 red, 92 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #735C68?: The complementary color is #5C7367, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #735C68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.