What color is #745D64?

#745D64 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #745D64?

The RGB value is 116, 93, 100: 116 red, 93 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #745D64?

The complementary color is #5D746D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #745D64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#745D64 color

#745D64 rgb(116, 93, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #745D64 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 36.5% green and 39.2% blue (116, 93, 100).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 11% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 14% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#745D64 color codes

HEX	`#745D64`
RGB	`rgb(116, 93, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 36.5%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 11%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 20%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 14%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.94, 10.59, -0.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.94, 10.6, 357.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.417, 12.462, 13.753)`
Decimal	`7626084`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #745D64, 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 #745D64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#745D64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #745D64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #745d64; }
.text { color: #745d64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #745d64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 93 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #745d64, #74625d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #745D64?: #745D64 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #745D64?: The RGB value is 116, 93, 100: 116 red, 93 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #745D64?: The complementary color is #5D746D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #745D64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.