What color is #754B67?

#754B67 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #754B67?

The RGB value is 117, 75, 103: 117 red, 75 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #754B67?

The complementary color is #4B7559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #754B67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#754B67 color

#754B67 rgb(117, 75, 103)

Shades of purple

The hex color #754B67 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 29.4% green and 40.4% blue (117, 75, 103).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 22% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 12% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#754B67 color codes

HEX	`#754B67`
RGB	`rgb(117, 75, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 29.4%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 22%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 36%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 12%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.47, 22.43, -8.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.47, 24.15, 338.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.3, 9.794, 14.072)`
Decimal	`7687015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #754B67, 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 #754B67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#754B67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #754B67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #754b67; }
.text { color: #754b67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #754b67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 75 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #754b67, #754b52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #754B67?: #754B67 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #754B67?: The RGB value is 117, 75, 103: 117 red, 75 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #754B67?: The complementary color is #4B7559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #754B67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.