What color is #743A65?

#743A65 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Bruise. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #743A65?

The RGB value is 116, 58, 101: 116 red, 58 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #743A65?

The complementary color is #3A7449, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #743A65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#743A65 color

#743A65 rgb(116, 58, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #743A65 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 22.7% green and 39.6% blue (116, 58, 101).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 33% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 13% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Bruise (#7E4071), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.28:1).

#743A65 color codes

HEX	`#743A65`
RGB	`rgb(116, 58, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 22.7%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 33%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 50%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 13%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.31, 31.61, -14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.31, 34.57, 336.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.065, 7.679, 13.209)`
Decimal	`7617125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #743A65, 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 #743A65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#743A65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	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 #743A65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #743a65; }
.text { color: #743a65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #743a65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 58 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #743a65, #743a48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #743A65?: #743A65 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Bruise. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #743A65?: The RGB value is 116, 58, 101: 116 red, 58 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #743A65?: The complementary color is #3A7449, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #743A65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.