What color is #745272?

#745272 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #745272?

The RGB value is 116, 82, 114: 116 red, 82 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #745272?

The complementary color is #527454, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #745272?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#745272 color

#745272 rgb(116, 82, 114)

Shades of purple

The hex color #745272 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 32.2% green and 44.7% blue (116, 82, 114).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 17% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 2% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#745272 color codes

HEX	`#745272`
RGB	`rgb(116, 82, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 32.2%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 17%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 29%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 2%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.52, 20, -12.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.52, 23.68, 327.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.257, 10.963, 17.334)`
Decimal	`7623282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #745272, 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 #745272	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#745272 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	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 #745272 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #745272; }
.text { color: #745272; }
.border { border: 2px solid #745272; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 82 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #745272, #745261); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #745272?: #745272 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #745272?: The RGB value is 116, 82, 114: 116 red, 82 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #745272?: The complementary color is #527454, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #745272?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.