What color is #745158?

#745158 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 #745158?

The RGB value is 116, 81, 88: 116 red, 81 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #745158?

The complementary color is #51746D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #745158?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#745158 color

#745158 rgb(116, 81, 88)

Shades of red

The hex color #745158 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 31.8% green and 34.5% blue (116, 81, 88).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 18% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 24% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#745158 color codes

HEX	`#745158`
RGB	`rgb(116, 81, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 31.8%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 18%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 30%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 24%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.38, 15.78, 1.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.38, 15.88, 6.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.907, 10.303, 10.592)`
Decimal	`7623000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #745158, 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 #745158	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#745158 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	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 #745158 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #745158; }
.text { color: #745158; }
.border { border: 2px solid #745158; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 81 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #745158, #745b51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #745158?: #745158 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 #745158?: The RGB value is 116, 81, 88: 116 red, 81 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #745158?: The complementary color is #51746D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #745158?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.