What color is #74445F?

#74445F 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 #74445F?

The RGB value is 116, 68, 95: 116 red, 68 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74445F?

The complementary color is #447459, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74445F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74445F color

#74445F rgb(116, 68, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #74445F is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 26.7% green and 37.3% blue (116, 68, 95).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 26% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 18% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#74445F color codes

HEX	`#74445F`
RGB	`rgb(116, 68, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 26.7%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 26%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 41%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 18%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.35, 24.78, -7.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.35, 25.78, 344.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.335, 8.674, 11.901)`
Decimal	`7619679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74445F, 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 #74445F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#74445F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #74445F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74445f; }
.text { color: #74445f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74445f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 68 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74445f, #744447); }

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Questions

What color is #74445F?: #74445F 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 #74445F?: The RGB value is 116, 68, 95: 116 red, 68 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74445F?: The complementary color is #447459, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74445F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.