What color is #74355C?

#74355C is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74355C?

The RGB value is 116, 53, 92: 116 red, 53 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74355C?

The complementary color is #35744D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74355C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74355C color

#74355C rgb(116, 53, 92)

Shades of purple

The hex color #74355C is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 20.8% green and 36.1% blue (116, 53, 92).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 37% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 21% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

#74355C color codes

HEX	`#74355C`
RGB	`rgb(116, 53, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 20.8%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 37%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 54%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 21%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.88, 32.82, -10.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.88, 34.43, 342.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.408, 7.033, 10.932)`
Decimal	`7615836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74355C, 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 #74355C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#74355C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	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 #74355C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74355c; }
.text { color: #74355c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74355c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 53 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74355c, #74353c); }

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Questions

What color is #74355C?: #74355C is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74355C?: The RGB value is 116, 53, 92: 116 red, 53 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74355C?: The complementary color is #35744D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74355C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.