What color is #744F52?

#744F52 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #744F52?

The RGB value is 116, 79, 82: 116 red, 79 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #744F52?

The complementary color is #4F7471, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #744F52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#744F52 color

#744F52 rgb(116, 79, 82)

Shades of red

The hex color #744F52 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 31% green and 32.2% blue (116, 79, 82).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 19% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 29% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#744F52 color codes

HEX	`#744F52`
RGB	`rgb(116, 79, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 31%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 19%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 32%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 29%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.69, 16.04, 4.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.69, 16.66, 15.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.522, 9.915, 9.288)`
Decimal	`7622482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #744F52, 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 #744F52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#744F52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	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 #744F52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #744f52; }
.text { color: #744f52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #744f52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 79 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #744f52, #745e4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #744F52?: #744F52 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #744F52?: The RGB value is 116, 79, 82: 116 red, 79 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #744F52?: The complementary color is #4F7471, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #744F52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.