What color is #745B77?

#745B77 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #745B77?

The RGB value is 116, 91, 119: 116 red, 91 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #745B77?

The complementary color is #5E775B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #745B77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#745B77 color

#745B77 rgb(116, 91, 119)

Shades of purple

The hex color #745B77 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 35.7% green and 46.7% blue (116, 91, 119).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 13% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#745B77 color codes

HEX	`#745B77`
RGB	`rgb(116, 91, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 35.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 13%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 24%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 24%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.04, 15.58, -11.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.04, 19.61, 322.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.273, 12.527, 19.115)`
Decimal	`7625591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #745B77, 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 #745B77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#745B77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #745B77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #745b77; }
.text { color: #745b77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #745b77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 91 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #745b77, #775b6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #745B77?: #745B77 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #745B77?: The RGB value is 116, 91, 119: 116 red, 91 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #745B77?: The complementary color is #5E775B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #745B77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.