What color is #74516F?

#74516F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74516F?

The RGB value is 116, 81, 111: 116 red, 81 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74516F?

The complementary color is #517456, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74516F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74516F color

#74516F rgb(116, 81, 111)

Shades of purple

The hex color #74516F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 31.8% green and 43.5% blue (116, 81, 111).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 18% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 4% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#74516F color codes

HEX	`#74516F`
RGB	`rgb(116, 81, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 31.8%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 18%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 30%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 4%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.15, 19.99, -11.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.15, 23.01, 330.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.014, 10.746, 16.425)`
Decimal	`7623023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74516F, 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 #74516F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74516F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	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 #74516F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74516f; }
.text { color: #74516f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74516f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 81 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74516f, #74515e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #74516F?: #74516F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74516F?: The RGB value is 116, 81, 111: 116 red, 81 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74516F?: The complementary color is #517456, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74516F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.