What color is #744D61?

#744D61 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #744D61?

The RGB value is 116, 77, 97: 116 red, 77 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #744D61?

The complementary color is #4D7460, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #744D61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#744D61 color

#744D61 rgb(116, 77, 97)

Shades of purple

The hex color #744D61 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 30.2% green and 38% blue (116, 77, 97).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 20% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 16% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#744D61 color codes

HEX	`#744D61`
RGB	`rgb(116, 77, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 30.2%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 20%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 34%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 16%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.63, 19.75, -4.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.63, 20.36, 345.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.014, 9.884, 12.582)`
Decimal	`7621985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #744D61, 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 #744D61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#744D61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #744D61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #744d61; }
.text { color: #744d61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #744d61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 77 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #744d61, #744d4d); }

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Questions

What color is #744D61?: #744D61 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #744D61?: The RGB value is 116, 77, 97: 116 red, 77 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #744D61?: The complementary color is #4D7460, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #744D61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.