What color is #745E72?

#745E72 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #745E72?

The RGB value is 116, 94, 114: 116 red, 94 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #745E72?

The complementary color is #5E7460, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #745E72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#745E72 color

#745E72 rgb(116, 94, 114)

Shades of purple

The hex color #745E72 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 36.9% green and 44.7% blue (116, 94, 114).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 10% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 2% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#745E72 color codes

HEX	`#745E72`
RGB	`rgb(116, 94, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 36.9%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 10%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 19%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 2%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.66, 12.71, -7.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.66, 14.99, 328.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.242, 12.934, 17.663)`
Decimal	`7626354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #745E72, 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 #745E72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#745E72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #745E72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #745e72; }
.text { color: #745e72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #745e72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 94 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #745e72, #745e67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #745E72?: #745E72 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #745E72?: The RGB value is 116, 94, 114: 116 red, 94 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #745E72?: The complementary color is #5E7460, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #745E72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.