What color is #745C6F?

#745C6F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #745C6F?

The RGB value is 116, 92, 111: 116 red, 92 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #745C6F?

The complementary color is #5C7461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #745C6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#745C6F color

#745C6F rgb(116, 92, 111)

Shades of purple

The hex color #745C6F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 36.1% green and 43.5% blue (116, 92, 111).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 12% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 4% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#745C6F color codes

HEX	`#745C6F`
RGB	`rgb(116, 92, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 36.1%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 12%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 21%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 4%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.02, 13.32, -7.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.02, 15.07, 332.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.899, 12.515, 16.719)`
Decimal	`7625839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #745C6F, 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 #745C6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#745C6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #745C6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #745c6f; }
.text { color: #745c6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #745c6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 92 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #745c6f, #745c63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #745C6F?: #745C6F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #745C6F?: The RGB value is 116, 92, 111: 116 red, 92 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #745C6F?: The complementary color is #5C7461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #745C6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.