What color is #745376?

#745376 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 #745376?

The RGB value is 116, 83, 118: 116 red, 83 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #745376?

The complementary color is #557653, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #745376?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#745376 color

#745376 rgb(116, 83, 118)

Shades of purple

The hex color #745376 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 32.5% green and 46.3% blue (116, 83, 118).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 17% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#745376 color codes

HEX	`#745376`
RGB	`rgb(116, 83, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 32.5%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 17%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 30%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 30%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.93, 20.23, -14.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.93, 24.89, 324.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.565, 11.208, 18.585)`
Decimal	`7623542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #745376, 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 #745376	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#745376 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	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 #745376 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #745376; }
.text { color: #745376; }
.border { border: 2px solid #745376; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 83 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #745376, #765367); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #745376?: #745376 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 #745376?: The RGB value is 116, 83, 118: 116 red, 83 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #745376?: The complementary color is #557653, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #745376?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.