What color is #74506F?

#74506F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74506F?

The RGB value is 116, 80, 111: 116 red, 80 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74506F?

The complementary color is #507455, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74506F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74506F color

#74506F rgb(116, 80, 111)

Shades of purple

The hex color #74506F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 31.4% green and 43.5% blue (116, 80, 111).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 18% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 4% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#74506F color codes

HEX	`#74506F`
RGB	`rgb(116, 80, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 31.4%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 18%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 31%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 4%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.9, 20.6, -11.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.9, 23.72, 330.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.94, 10.599, 16.4)`
Decimal	`7622767`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74506F, 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 #74506F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74506F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #74506F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74506f; }
.text { color: #74506f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74506f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 80 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74506f, #74505d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #74506F?: #74506F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74506F?: The RGB value is 116, 80, 111: 116 red, 80 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74506F?: The complementary color is #507455, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74506F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.