What color is #735F6B?

#735F6B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #735F6B?

The RGB value is 115, 95, 107: 115 red, 95 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #735F6B?

The complementary color is #5F7367, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #735F6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#735F6B color

#735F6B rgb(115, 95, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #735F6B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 37.3% green and 42% blue (115, 95, 107).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 10% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 7% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#735F6B color codes

HEX	`#735F6B`
RGB	`rgb(115, 95, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 37.3%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 10%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 17%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 7%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.6, 10.32, -3.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.6, 10.98, 339.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.816, 12.891, 15.668)`
Decimal	`7561067`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #735F6B, 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 #735F6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#735F6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	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 #735F6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #735f6b; }
.text { color: #735f6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #735f6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 95 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #735f6b, #735f61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #735F6B?: #735F6B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #735F6B?: The RGB value is 115, 95, 107: 115 red, 95 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #735F6B?: The complementary color is #5F7367, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #735F6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.