What color is #745B5F?

#745B5F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #745B5F?

The RGB value is 116, 91, 95: 116 red, 91 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #745B5F?

The complementary color is #5B7470, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #745B5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#745B5F color

#745B5F rgb(116, 91, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #745B5F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 35.7% green and 37.3% blue (116, 91, 95).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 12% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 18% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#745B5F color codes

HEX	`#745B5F`
RGB	`rgb(116, 91, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 35.7%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 12%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 22%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 18%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.25, 10.9, 1.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.25, 11.02, 8.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.009, 12.022, 12.459)`
Decimal	`7625567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #745B5F, 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 #745B5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#745B5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	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 #745B5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #745b5f; }
.text { color: #745b5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #745b5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 91 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #745b5f, #74635b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #745B5F?: #745B5F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #745B5F?: The RGB value is 116, 91, 95: 116 red, 91 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #745B5F?: The complementary color is #5B7470, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #745B5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.