What color is #745D6B?

#745D6B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #745D6B?

The RGB value is 116, 93, 107: 116 red, 93 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #745D6B?

The complementary color is #5D7466, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #745D6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#745D6B color

#745D6B rgb(116, 93, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #745D6B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 36.5% green and 42% blue (116, 93, 107).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 11% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 8% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#745D6B color codes

HEX	`#745D6B`
RGB	`rgb(116, 93, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 36.5%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 11%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 20%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 8%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.16, 11.92, -4.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.16, 12.71, 339.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.77, 12.604, 15.614)`
Decimal	`7626091`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #745D6B, 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 #745D6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#745D6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #745D6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #745d6b; }
.text { color: #745d6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #745d6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 93 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #745d6b, #745d5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #745D6B?: #745D6B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #745D6B?: The RGB value is 116, 93, 107: 116 red, 93 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #745D6B?: The complementary color is #5D7466, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #745D6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.