What color is #74687D?

#74687D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74687D?

The RGB value is 116, 104, 125: 116 red, 104 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74687D?

The complementary color is #717D68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74687D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74687D color

#74687D rgb(116, 104, 125)

Shades of purple

The hex color #74687D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 40.8% green and 49% blue (116, 104, 125).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 9% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#74687D color codes

HEX	`#74687D`
RGB	`rgb(116, 104, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 40.8%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 9%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 17%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 17%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.76, 9.01, -9.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.76, 13.41, 312.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.854, 15.094, 21.476)`
Decimal	`7628925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74687D, 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 #74687D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74687D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	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 #74687D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74687d; }
.text { color: #74687d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74687d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 104 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74687d, #7d687c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #74687D?: #74687D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74687D?: The RGB value is 116, 104, 125: 116 red, 104 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74687D?: The complementary color is #717D68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74687D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.