What color is #745366?

#745366 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #745366?

The RGB value is 116, 83, 102: 116 red, 83 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #745366?

The complementary color is #537461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #745366?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#745366 color

#745366 rgb(116, 83, 102)

Shades of purple

The hex color #745366 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 32.5% green and 40% blue (116, 83, 102).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 17% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 12% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#745366 color codes

HEX	`#745366`
RGB	`rgb(116, 83, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 32.5%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 17%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 28%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 12%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.34, 17.03, -5.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.34, 17.9, 342.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.694, 10.859, 13.995)`
Decimal	`7623526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #745366, 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 #745366	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#745366 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #745366 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #745366; }
.text { color: #745366; }
.border { border: 2px solid #745366; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 83 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #745366, #745356); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #745366?: #745366 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #745366?: The RGB value is 116, 83, 102: 116 red, 83 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #745366?: The complementary color is #537461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #745366?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.