What color is #74536A?

#74536A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74536A?

The RGB value is 116, 83, 106: 116 red, 83 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74536A?

The complementary color is #53745D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74536A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74536A color

#74536A rgb(116, 83, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #74536A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 32.5% green and 41.6% blue (116, 83, 106).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 17% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 9% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#74536A color codes

HEX	`#74536A`
RGB	`rgb(116, 83, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 32.5%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 17%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 28%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 9%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.48, 17.79, -7.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.48, 19.42, 336.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.897, 10.941, 15.065)`
Decimal	`7623530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74536A, 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 #74536A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74536A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	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 #74536A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74536a; }
.text { color: #74536a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74536a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 83 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74536a, #74535a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #74536A?: #74536A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74536A?: The RGB value is 116, 83, 106: 116 red, 83 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74536A?: The complementary color is #53745D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74536A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.