What color is #745768?

#745768 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #745768?

The RGB value is 116, 87, 104: 116 red, 87 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #745768?

The complementary color is #577463, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #745768?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#745768 color

#745768 rgb(116, 87, 104)

Shades of purple

The hex color #745768 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 34.1% green and 40.8% blue (116, 87, 104).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 14% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 10% 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 6.35:1).

#745768 color codes

HEX	`#745768`
RGB	`rgb(116, 87, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 34.1%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 14%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 25%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 10%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.46, 14.98, -5.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.46, 15.82, 341.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.109, 11.529, 14.629)`
Decimal	`7624552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #745768, 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 #745768	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#745768 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #745768 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #745768; }
.text { color: #745768; }
.border { border: 2px solid #745768; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 87 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #745768, #74575a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #745768?: #745768 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #745768?: The RGB value is 116, 87, 104: 116 red, 87 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #745768?: The complementary color is #577463, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #745768?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.