What color is #74435D?

#74435D 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 #74435D?

The RGB value is 116, 67, 93: 116 red, 67 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74435D?

The complementary color is #43745A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74435D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74435D color

#74435D rgb(116, 67, 93)

Shades of purple

The hex color #74435D is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 26.3% green and 36.5% blue (116, 67, 93).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 27% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 20% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#74435D color codes

HEX	`#74435D`
RGB	`rgb(116, 67, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 26.3%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 27%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 42%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 20%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.04, 25.03, -6.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.04, 25.8, 345.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.186, 8.518, 11.409)`
Decimal	`7619421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74435D, 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 #74435D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#74435D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #74435D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74435d; }
.text { color: #74435d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74435d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 67 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74435d, #744345); }

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Questions

What color is #74435D?: #74435D 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 #74435D?: The RGB value is 116, 67, 93: 116 red, 67 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74435D?: The complementary color is #43745A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74435D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.