What color is #745D60?

#745D60 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 #745D60?

The RGB value is 116, 93, 96: 116 red, 93 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #745D60?

The complementary color is #5D7471, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #745D60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#745D60 color

#745D60 rgb(116, 93, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #745D60 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 36.5% green and 37.6% blue (116, 93, 96).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 11% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 17% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#745D60 color codes

HEX	`#745D60`
RGB	`rgb(116, 93, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 36.5%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 11%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 20%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 17%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.82, 9.87, 1.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.82, 10.04, 10.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.228, 12.387, 12.758)`
Decimal	`7626080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #745D60, 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 #745D60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#745D60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	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 #745D60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #745d60; }
.text { color: #745d60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #745d60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 93 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #745d60, #74665d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #745D60?: #745D60 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 #745D60?: The RGB value is 116, 93, 96: 116 red, 93 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #745D60?: The complementary color is #5D7471, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #745D60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.