What color is #745E71?

#745E71 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #745E71?

The RGB value is 116, 94, 113: 116 red, 94 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #745E71?

The complementary color is #5E7461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #745E71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#745E71 color

#745E71 rgb(116, 94, 113)

Shades of purple

The hex color #745E71 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 36.9% green and 44.3% blue (116, 94, 113).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 10% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 3% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#745E71 color codes

HEX	`#745E71`
RGB	`rgb(116, 94, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 36.9%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 10%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 19%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 3%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.63, 12.51, -7.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.63, 14.52, 329.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.185, 12.911, 17.364)`
Decimal	`7626353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #745E71, 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 #745E71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#745E71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	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 #745E71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #745e71; }
.text { color: #745e71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #745e71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 94 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #745e71, #745e66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #745E71?: #745E71 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #745E71?: The RGB value is 116, 94, 113: 116 red, 94 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #745E71?: The complementary color is #5E7461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #745E71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.