What color is #744E67?

#744E67 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #744E67?

The RGB value is 116, 78, 103: 116 red, 78 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #744E67?

The complementary color is #4E745B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #744E67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#744E67 color

#744E67 rgb(116, 78, 103)

Shades of purple

The hex color #744E67 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 30.6% green and 40.4% blue (116, 78, 103).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 20% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 11% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#744E67 color codes

HEX	`#744E67`
RGB	`rgb(116, 78, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 30.6%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 20%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 33%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 11%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.1, 20.25, -8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.1, 21.77, 338.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.375, 10.142, 14.135)`
Decimal	`7622247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #744E67, 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 #744E67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#744E67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #744E67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #744e67; }
.text { color: #744e67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #744e67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 78 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #744e67, #744e54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #744E67?: #744E67 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #744E67?: The RGB value is 116, 78, 103: 116 red, 78 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #744E67?: The complementary color is #4E745B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #744E67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.