What color is #74575E?

#74575E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74575E?

The RGB value is 116, 87, 94: 116 red, 87 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74575E?

The complementary color is #57746D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74575E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74575E color

#74575E rgb(116, 87, 94)

Shades of red

The hex color #74575E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 34.1% green and 36.9% blue (116, 87, 94).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 14% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 19% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#74575E color codes

HEX	`#74575E`
RGB	`rgb(116, 87, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 34.1%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 14%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 25%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 19%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.14, 13.15, 0.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.14, 13.17, 2.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.631, 11.338, 12.111)`
Decimal	`7624542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74575E, 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 #74575E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74575E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #74575E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74575e; }
.text { color: #74575e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74575e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 87 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74575e, #745f57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #74575E?: #74575E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74575E?: The RGB value is 116, 87, 94: 116 red, 87 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74575E?: The complementary color is #57746D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74575E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.