What color is #745763?

#745763 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 #745763?

The RGB value is 116, 87, 99: 116 red, 87 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #745763?

The complementary color is #577468, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #745763?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#745763 color

#745763 rgb(116, 87, 99)

Shades of red

The hex color #745763 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 34.1% green and 38.8% blue (116, 87, 99).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 14% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 15% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#745763 color codes

HEX	`#745763`
RGB	`rgb(116, 87, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 34.1%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 14%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 25%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 15%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.3, 14.05, -2.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.3, 14.23, 350.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.863, 11.431, 13.331)`
Decimal	`7624547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #745763, 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 #745763	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#745763 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	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 #745763 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #745763; }
.text { color: #745763; }
.border { border: 2px solid #745763; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 87 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #745763, #745a57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #745763?: #745763 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 #745763?: The RGB value is 116, 87, 99: 116 red, 87 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #745763?: The complementary color is #577468, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #745763?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.