What color is #74486B?

#74486B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74486B?

The RGB value is 116, 72, 107: 116 red, 72 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74486B?

The complementary color is #487451, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74486B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74486B color

#74486B rgb(116, 72, 107)

Shades of purple

The hex color #74486B is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 28.2% green and 42% blue (116, 72, 107).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 23% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 8% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#74486B color codes

HEX	`#74486B`
RGB	`rgb(116, 72, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 28.2%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 23%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 38%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 8%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.76, 24.62, -12.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.76, 27.61, 333.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.174, 9.41, 15.082)`
Decimal	`7620715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74486B, 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 #74486B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#74486B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	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 #74486B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74486b; }
.text { color: #74486b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74486b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 72 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74486b, #744855); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #74486B?: #74486B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74486B?: The RGB value is 116, 72, 107: 116 red, 72 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74486B?: The complementary color is #487451, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74486B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.