What color is #74475F?

#74475F is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74475F?

The RGB value is 116, 71, 95: 116 red, 71 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74475F?

The complementary color is #47745C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74475F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74475F color

#74475F rgb(116, 71, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #74475F is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 27.8% green and 37.3% blue (116, 71, 95).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 24% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 18% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#74475F color codes

HEX	`#74475F`
RGB	`rgb(116, 71, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 27.8%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 24%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 39%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 18%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.07, 23, -6.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.07, 23.77, 345.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.521, 9.046, 11.964)`
Decimal	`7620447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74475F, 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 #74475F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#74475F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #74475F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74475f; }
.text { color: #74475f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74475f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 71 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74475f, #744749); }

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Questions

What color is #74475F?: #74475F is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74475F?: The RGB value is 116, 71, 95: 116 red, 71 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74475F?: The complementary color is #47745C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74475F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.