What color is #73647E?

#73647E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73647E?

The RGB value is 115, 100, 126: 115 red, 100 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73647E?

The complementary color is #6F7E64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73647E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73647E color

#73647E rgb(115, 100, 126)

Shades of purple

The hex color #73647E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 39.2% green and 49.4% blue (115, 100, 126).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 12% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% 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 5.45:1).

#73647E color codes

HEX	`#73647E`
RGB	`rgb(115, 100, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 39.2%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 12%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 21%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 21%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.61, 11.28, -12.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.61, 16.68, 312.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.393, 14.266, 21.677)`
Decimal	`7562366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73647E, 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 #73647E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#73647E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #73647E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73647e; }
.text { color: #73647e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73647e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 100 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73647e, #7e647c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #73647E?: #73647E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73647E?: The RGB value is 115, 100, 126: 115 red, 100 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73647E?: The complementary color is #6F7E64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73647E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.