What color is #73657E?

#73657E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73657E?

The RGB value is 115, 101, 126: 115 red, 101 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73657E?

The complementary color is #707E65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73657E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73657E color

#73657E rgb(115, 101, 126)

Shades of purple

The hex color #73657E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 39.6% green and 49.4% blue (115, 101, 126).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 11% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#73657E color codes

HEX	`#73657E`
RGB	`rgb(115, 101, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 39.6%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 11%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 20%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 20%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.88, 10.68, -11.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.88, 15.96, 311.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.489, 14.459, 21.709)`
Decimal	`7562622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73657E, 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 #73657E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#73657E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #73657E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73657e; }
.text { color: #73657e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73657e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 101 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73657e, #7e657c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #73657E?: #73657E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73657E?: The RGB value is 115, 101, 126: 115 red, 101 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73657E?: The complementary color is #707E65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73657E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.