What color is #745451?

#745451 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #745451?

The RGB value is 116, 84, 81: 116 red, 84 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #745451?

The complementary color is #517174, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #745451?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#745451 color

#745451 rgb(116, 84, 81)

Shades of brown

The hex color #745451 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 32.9% green and 31.8% blue (116, 84, 81).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 18% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 30% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#745451 color codes

HEX	`#745451`
RGB	`rgb(116, 84, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 32.9%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 18%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 30%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 30%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.98, 12.85, 6.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.98, 14.63, 28.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.858, 10.648, 9.214)`
Decimal	`7623761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #745451, 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 #745451	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#745451 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	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 #745451 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #745451; }
.text { color: #745451; }
.border { border: 2px solid #745451; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 84 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #745451, #746651); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #745451?: #745451 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #745451?: The RGB value is 116, 84, 81: 116 red, 84 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #745451?: The complementary color is #517174, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #745451?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.