What color is #74565F?

#74565F 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 #74565F?

The RGB value is 116, 86, 95: 116 red, 86 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74565F?

The complementary color is #56746B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74565F?

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.

#74565F color

#74565F rgb(116, 86, 95)

Shades of red

The hex color #74565F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 33.7% green and 37.3% blue (116, 86, 95).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 15% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 18% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#74565F color codes

HEX	`#74565F`
RGB	`rgb(116, 86, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 33.7%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 15%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 26%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 18%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.91, 13.94, -0.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.91, 13.94, 358.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.596, 11.195, 12.322)`
Decimal	`7624287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74565F, 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 #74565F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74565F 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 #74565F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74565f; }
.text { color: #74565f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74565f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 86 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74565f, #745c56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #74565F?: #74565F 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 #74565F?: The RGB value is 116, 86, 95: 116 red, 86 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74565F?: The complementary color is #56746B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74565F?: 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.