What color is #744F64?

#744F64 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #744F64?

The RGB value is 116, 79, 100: 116 red, 79 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #744F64?

The complementary color is #4F745F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #744F64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#744F64 color

#744F64 rgb(116, 79, 100)

Shades of purple

The hex color #744F64 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 31% green and 39.2% blue (116, 79, 100).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 19% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 14% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#744F64 color codes

HEX	`#744F64`
RGB	`rgb(116, 79, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 31%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 19%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 32%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 14%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.24, 19.08, -5.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.24, 19.98, 342.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.299, 10.226, 13.38)`
Decimal	`7622500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #744F64, 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 #744F64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#744F64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	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 #744F64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #744f64; }
.text { color: #744f64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #744f64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 79 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #744f64, #744f52); }

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Questions

What color is #744F64?: #744F64 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #744F64?: The RGB value is 116, 79, 100: 116 red, 79 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #744F64?: The complementary color is #4F745F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #744F64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.