What color is #743750?

#743750 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #743750?

The RGB value is 116, 55, 80: 116 red, 55 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #743750?

The complementary color is #37745B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #743750?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#743750 color

#743750 rgb(116, 55, 80)

Shades of red

The hex color #743750 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 21.6% green and 31.4% blue (116, 55, 80).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 36% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 31% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#743750 color codes

HEX	`#743750`
RGB	`rgb(116, 55, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 21.6%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 36%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 53%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 31%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.86, 29.86, -2.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.86, 29.98, 354.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.017, 7.025, 8.416)`
Decimal	`7616336`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #743750, 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 #743750	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#743750 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #743750 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #743750; }
.text { color: #743750; }
.border { border: 2px solid #743750; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 55 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #743750, #743d37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #743750?: #743750 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #743750?: The RGB value is 116, 55, 80: 116 red, 55 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #743750?: The complementary color is #37745B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #743750?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.