What color is #735F75?

#735F75 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #735F75?

The RGB value is 115, 95, 117: 115 red, 95 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #735F75?

The complementary color is #61755F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #735F75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#735F75 color

#735F75 rgb(115, 95, 117)

Shades of purple

The hex color #735F75 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 37.3% green and 45.9% blue (115, 95, 117).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 10% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#735F75 color codes

HEX	`#735F75`
RGB	`rgb(115, 95, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 37.3%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 10%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 19%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 19%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.93, 12.36, -9.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.93, 15.5, 322.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.373, 13.114, 18.6)`
Decimal	`7561077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #735F75, 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 #735F75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#735F75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #735F75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #735f75; }
.text { color: #735f75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #735f75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 95 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #735f75, #755f6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #735F75?: #735F75 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #735F75?: The RGB value is 115, 95, 117: 115 red, 95 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #735F75?: The complementary color is #61755F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #735F75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.