What color is #743E55?

#743E55 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 #743E55?

The RGB value is 116, 62, 85: 116 red, 62 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #743E55?

The complementary color is #3E745D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #743E55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#743E55 color

#743E55 rgb(116, 62, 85)

Shades of red

The hex color #743E55 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 24.3% green and 33.3% blue (116, 62, 85).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 30% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 27% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#743E55 color codes

HEX	`#743E55`
RGB	`rgb(116, 62, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 24.3%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 30%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 47%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 27%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.59, 26.64, -3.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.59, 26.85, 352.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.565, 7.815, 9.545)`
Decimal	`7618133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #743E55, 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 #743E55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#743E55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #743E55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #743e55; }
.text { color: #743e55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #743e55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 62 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #743e55, #74423e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #743E55?: #743E55 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 #743E55?: The RGB value is 116, 62, 85: 116 red, 62 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #743E55?: The complementary color is #3E745D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #743E55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.