What color is #745C7A?

#745C7A 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 #745C7A?

The RGB value is 116, 92, 122: 116 red, 92 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #745C7A?

The complementary color is #627A5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #745C7A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#745C7A color

#745C7A rgb(116, 92, 122)

Shades of purple

The hex color #745C7A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 36.1% green and 47.8% blue (116, 92, 122).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 14% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#745C7A color codes

HEX	`#745C7A`
RGB	`rgb(116, 92, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 36.1%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 14%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 25%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 25%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.42, 15.62, -13.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.42, 20.43, 319.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.542, 12.773, 20.108)`
Decimal	`7625850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #745C7A, 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 #745C7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#745C7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	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 #745C7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #745c7a; }
.text { color: #745c7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #745c7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 92 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #745c7a, #7a5c71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #745C7A?: #745C7A 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 #745C7A?: The RGB value is 116, 92, 122: 116 red, 92 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #745C7A?: The complementary color is #627A5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #745C7A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.