What color is #743F62?

#743F62 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #743F62?

The RGB value is 116, 63, 98: 116 red, 63 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #743F62?

The complementary color is #3F7451, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #743F62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#743F62 color

#743F62 rgb(116, 63, 98)

Shades of purple

The hex color #743F62 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 24.7% green and 38.4% blue (116, 63, 98).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 30% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 16% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.98:1).

#743F62 color codes

HEX	`#743F62`
RGB	`rgb(116, 63, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 24.7%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 30%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 46%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 16%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.29, 28.23, -10.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.29, 30.15, 339.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.185, 8.151, 12.537)`
Decimal	`7618402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #743F62, 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 #743F62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#743F62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #743F62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #743f62; }
.text { color: #743f62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #743f62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 63 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #743f62, #743f47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #743F62?: #743F62 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #743F62?: The RGB value is 116, 63, 98: 116 red, 63 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #743F62?: The complementary color is #3F7451, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #743F62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.