What color is #74214F?

#74214F is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74214F?

The RGB value is 116, 33, 79: 116 red, 33 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74214F?

The complementary color is #217446, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74214F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74214F color

#74214F rgb(116, 33, 79)

Shades of purple

The hex color #74214F is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 12.9% green and 31% blue (116, 33, 79).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 56% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 72% magenta, 32% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Velvet (#750851), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.13:1).

#74214F color codes

HEX	`#74214F`
RGB	`rgb(116, 33, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 12.9%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 56%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 72%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 72%, 32%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.75, 40.63, -8.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.75, 41.44, 348.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.158, 5.366, 7.949)`
Decimal	`7610703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74214F, 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 #74214F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#74214F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #74214F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74214f; }
.text { color: #74214f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74214f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 33 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74214f, #742125); }

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Questions

What color is #74214F?: #74214F is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74214F?: The RGB value is 116, 33, 79: 116 red, 33 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74214F?: The complementary color is #217446, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74214F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.