What color is #74657B?

#74657B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74657B?

The RGB value is 116, 101, 123: 116 red, 101 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74657B?

The complementary color is #6C7B65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74657B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74657B color

#74657B rgb(116, 101, 123)

Shades of purple

The hex color #74657B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 39.6% green and 48.2% blue (116, 101, 123).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 10% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#74657B color codes

HEX	`#74657B`
RGB	`rgb(116, 101, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 39.6%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 10%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 18%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 18%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.87, 10.38, -10.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.87, 14.46, 315.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.431, 14.451, 20.711)`
Decimal	`7628155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74657B, 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 #74657B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74657B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #74657B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74657b; }
.text { color: #74657b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74657b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 101 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74657b, #7b6577); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #74657B?: #74657B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74657B?: The RGB value is 116, 101, 123: 116 red, 101 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74657B?: The complementary color is #6C7B65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74657B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.