What color is #745F79?

#745F79 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #745F79?

The RGB value is 116, 95, 121: 116 red, 95 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #745F79?

The complementary color is #64795F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #745F79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#745F79 color

#745F79 rgb(116, 95, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #745F79 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 37.3% green and 47.5% blue (116, 95, 121).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 12% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#745F79 color codes

HEX	`#745F79`
RGB	`rgb(116, 95, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 37.3%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 12%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 21%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 21%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.18, 13.58, -11.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.18, 17.74, 319.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.745, 13.278, 19.872)`
Decimal	`7626617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #745F79, 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 #745F79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#745F79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	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 #745F79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #745f79; }
.text { color: #745f79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #745f79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 95 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #745f79, #795f71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #745F79?: #745F79 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #745F79?: The RGB value is 116, 95, 121: 116 red, 95 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #745F79?: The complementary color is #64795F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #745F79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.