What color is #745F6E?

#745F6E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #745F6E?

The RGB value is 116, 95, 110: 116 red, 95 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #745F6E?

The complementary color is #5F7465, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #745F6E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#745F6E color

#745F6E rgb(116, 95, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #745F6E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 37.3% green and 43.1% blue (116, 95, 110).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 10% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 5% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#745F6E color codes

HEX	`#745F6E`
RGB	`rgb(116, 95, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 37.3%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 10%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 18%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 5%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.8, 11.3, -5.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.8, 12.48, 334.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.109, 13.024, 16.519)`
Decimal	`7626606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #745F6E, 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 #745F6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#745F6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #745F6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #745f6e; }
.text { color: #745f6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #745f6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 95 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #745f6e, #745f64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #745F6E?: #745F6E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #745F6E?: The RGB value is 116, 95, 110: 116 red, 95 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #745F6E?: The complementary color is #5F7465, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #745F6E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.