What color is #754363?

#754363 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #754363?

The RGB value is 117, 67, 99: 117 red, 67 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #754363?

The complementary color is #437555, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #754363?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#754363 color

#754363 rgb(117, 67, 99)

Shades of purple

The hex color #754363 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 26.3% green and 38.8% blue (117, 67, 99).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 27% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 15% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#754363 color codes

HEX	`#754363`
RGB	`rgb(117, 67, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 26.3%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 27%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 43%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 15%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.4, 26.45, -9.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.4, 28.12, 340.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.595, 8.698, 12.87)`
Decimal	`7684963`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #754363, 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 #754363	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#754363 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #754363 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #754363; }
.text { color: #754363; }
.border { border: 2px solid #754363; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 67 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #754363, #75434a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #754363?: #754363 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #754363?: The RGB value is 117, 67, 99: 117 red, 67 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #754363?: The complementary color is #437555, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #754363?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.