What color is #74637E?

#74637E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74637E?

The RGB value is 116, 99, 126: 116 red, 99 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74637E?

The complementary color is #6D7E63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74637E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74637E color

#74637E rgb(116, 99, 126)

Shades of purple

The hex color #74637E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 38.8% green and 49.4% blue (116, 99, 126).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 12% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#74637E color codes

HEX	`#74637E`
RGB	`rgb(116, 99, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 38.8%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 12%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 21%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 21%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.44, 12.25, -12.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.44, 17.53, 314.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.43, 14.143, 21.652)`
Decimal	`7627646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74637E, 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 #74637E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74637E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	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 #74637E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74637e; }
.text { color: #74637e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74637e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 99 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74637e, #7e637a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #74637E?: #74637E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74637E?: The RGB value is 116, 99, 126: 116 red, 99 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74637E?: The complementary color is #6D7E63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74637E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.