What color is #744964?

#744964 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 #744964?

The RGB value is 116, 73, 100: 116 red, 73 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #744964?

The complementary color is #497459, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #744964?

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.

#744964 color

#744964 rgb(116, 73, 100)

Shades of purple

The hex color #744964 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 28.6% green and 39.2% blue (116, 73, 100).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 23% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 14% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#744964 color codes

HEX	`#744964`
RGB	`rgb(116, 73, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 28.6%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 23%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 37%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 14%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.74, 22.7, -8.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.74, 24.12, 340.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.885, 9.399, 13.242)`
Decimal	`7620964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #744964, 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 #744964	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#744964 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 #744964 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #744964; }
.text { color: #744964; }
.border { border: 2px solid #744964; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 73 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #744964, #74494f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #744964?: #744964 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 #744964?: The RGB value is 116, 73, 100: 116 red, 73 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #744964?: The complementary color is #497459, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #744964?: 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.