What color is #74555D?

#74555D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74555D?

The RGB value is 116, 85, 93: 116 red, 85 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74555D?

The complementary color is #55746C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74555D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74555D color

#74555D rgb(116, 85, 93)

Shades of red

The hex color #74555D is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 33.3% green and 36.5% blue (116, 85, 93).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 15% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 20% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#74555D color codes

HEX	`#74555D`
RGB	`rgb(116, 85, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 33.3%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 15%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 27%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 20%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.58, 14.19, 0.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.58, 14.2, 1.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.427, 11.001, 11.823)`
Decimal	`7624029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74555D, 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 #74555D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74555D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	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 #74555D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74555d; }
.text { color: #74555d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74555d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 85 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74555d, #745d55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #74555D?: #74555D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74555D?: The RGB value is 116, 85, 93: 116 red, 85 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74555D?: The complementary color is #55746C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74555D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.