What color is #74455D?

#74455D 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 #74455D?

The RGB value is 116, 69, 93: 116 red, 69 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74455D?

The complementary color is #45745C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74455D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74455D color

#74455D rgb(116, 69, 93)

Shades of purple

The hex color #74455D is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 27.1% green and 36.5% blue (116, 69, 93).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 25% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 20% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.63:1).

#74455D color codes

HEX	`#74455D`
RGB	`rgb(116, 69, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 27.1%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 25%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 41%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 20%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.52, 23.84, -5.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.52, 24.48, 346.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.307, 8.76, 11.449)`
Decimal	`7619933`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74455D, 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 #74455D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#74455D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #74455D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74455d; }
.text { color: #74455d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74455d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 69 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74455d, #744546); }

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Questions

What color is #74455D?: #74455D 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 #74455D?: The RGB value is 116, 69, 93: 116 red, 69 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74455D?: The complementary color is #45745C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74455D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.