What color is #71455C?

#71455C 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 #71455C?

The RGB value is 113, 69, 92: 113 red, 69 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71455C?

The complementary color is #45715A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71455C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71455C color

#71455C rgb(113, 69, 92)

Shades of purple

The hex color #71455C is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 27.1% green and 36.1% blue (113, 69, 92).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 24% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 19% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#71455C color codes

HEX	`#71455C`
RGB	`rgb(113, 69, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 27.1%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 24%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 39%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 19%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.08, 22.51, -5.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.08, 23.2, 345.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.87, 8.54, 11.199)`
Decimal	`7423324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71455C, 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 #71455C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#71455C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	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 #71455C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71455c; }
.text { color: #71455c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71455c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 69 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71455c, #714546); }

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Questions

What color is #71455C?: #71455C 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 #71455C?: The RGB value is 113, 69, 92: 113 red, 69 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71455C?: The complementary color is #45715A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71455C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.