What color is #745468?

#745468 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #745468?

The RGB value is 116, 84, 104: 116 red, 84 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #745468?

The complementary color is #547460, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #745468?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#745468 color

#745468 rgb(116, 84, 104)

Shades of purple

The hex color #745468 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 32.9% green and 40.8% blue (116, 84, 104).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 16% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 10% 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 6.54:1).

#745468 color codes

HEX	`#745468`
RGB	`rgb(116, 84, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 32.9%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 16%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 28%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 10%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.67, 16.8, -6.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.67, 17.93, 339.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.871, 11.054, 14.55)`
Decimal	`7623784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #745468, 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 #745468	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#745468 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #745468 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #745468; }
.text { color: #745468; }
.border { border: 2px solid #745468; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 84 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #745468, #745458); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #745468?: #745468 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #745468?: The RGB value is 116, 84, 104: 116 red, 84 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #745468?: The complementary color is #547460, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #745468?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.