What color is #745A62?

#745A62 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #745A62?

The RGB value is 116, 90, 98: 116 red, 90 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #745A62?

The complementary color is #5A746C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #745A62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#745A62 color

#745A62 rgb(116, 90, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #745A62 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 35.3% green and 38.4% blue (116, 90, 98).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 13% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 16% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#745A62 color codes

HEX	`#745A62`
RGB	`rgb(116, 90, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 35.3%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 13%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 22%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 16%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.07, 12.05, -0.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.07, 12.06, 357.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.063, 11.908, 13.163)`
Decimal	`7625314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #745A62, 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 #745A62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#745A62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	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 #745A62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #745a62; }
.text { color: #745a62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #745a62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 90 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #745a62, #745f5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #745A62?: #745A62 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #745A62?: The RGB value is 116, 90, 98: 116 red, 90 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #745A62?: The complementary color is #5A746C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #745A62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.