What color is #744F67?

#744F67 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #744F67?

The RGB value is 116, 79, 103: 116 red, 79 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #744F67?

The complementary color is #4F745C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #744F67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#744F67 color

#744F67 rgb(116, 79, 103)

Shades of purple

The hex color #744F67 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 31% green and 40.4% blue (116, 79, 103).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 19% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 11% 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 6.87:1).

#744F67 color codes

HEX	`#744F67`
RGB	`rgb(116, 79, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 31%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 19%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 32%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 11%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.35, 19.64, -7.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.35, 21.07, 338.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.447, 10.285, 14.159)`
Decimal	`7622503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #744F67, 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 #744F67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#744F67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	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 #744F67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #744f67; }
.text { color: #744f67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #744f67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 79 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #744f67, #744f55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #744F67?: #744F67 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #744F67?: The RGB value is 116, 79, 103: 116 red, 79 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #744F67?: The complementary color is #4F745C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #744F67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.