What color is #734D6D?

#734D6D is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #734D6D?

The RGB value is 115, 77, 109: 115 red, 77 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #734D6D?

The complementary color is #4D7353, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #734D6D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#734D6D color

#734D6D rgb(115, 77, 109)

Shades of purple

The hex color #734D6D is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 30.2% green and 42.7% blue (115, 77, 109).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 20% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 5% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#734D6D color codes

HEX	`#734D6D`
RGB	`rgb(115, 77, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 30.2%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 20%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 33%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 5%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.94, 21.64, -11.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.94, 24.73, 331.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.484, 10.057, 15.749)`
Decimal	`7556461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #734D6D, 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 #734D6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#734D6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	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 #734D6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #734d6d; }
.text { color: #734d6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #734d6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 77 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #734d6d, #734d5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #734D6D?: #734D6D is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #734D6D?: The RGB value is 115, 77, 109: 115 red, 77 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #734D6D?: The complementary color is #4D7353, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #734D6D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.