What color is #735E63?

#735E63 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #735E63?

The RGB value is 115, 94, 99: 115 red, 94 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #735E63?

The complementary color is #5E736E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #735E63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#735E63 color

#735E63 rgb(115, 94, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #735E63 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 36.9% green and 38.8% blue (115, 94, 99).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 10% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 14% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#735E63 color codes

HEX	`#735E63`
RGB	`rgb(115, 94, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 36.9%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 10%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 18%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 14%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.08, 9.4, 0.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.08, 9.41, 2.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.325, 12.552, 13.523)`
Decimal	`7560803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #735E63, 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 #735E63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#735E63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #735E63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #735e63; }
.text { color: #735e63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #735e63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 94 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #735e63, #73645e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #735E63?: #735E63 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #735E63?: The RGB value is 115, 94, 99: 115 red, 94 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #735E63?: The complementary color is #5E736E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #735E63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.