What color is #714960?

#714960 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #714960?

The RGB value is 113, 73, 96: 113 red, 73 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #714960?

The complementary color is #49715A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #714960?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#714960 color

#714960 rgb(113, 73, 96)

Shades of purple

The hex color #714960 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 28.6% green and 37.6% blue (113, 73, 96).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 22% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 15% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#714960 color codes

HEX	`#714960`
RGB	`rgb(113, 73, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 28.6%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 22%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 35%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 15%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.22, 20.82, -6.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.22, 21.8, 342.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.304, 9.121, 12.229)`
Decimal	`7424352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #714960, 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 #714960	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#714960 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #714960 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #714960; }
.text { color: #714960; }
.border { border: 2px solid #714960; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 73 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #714960, #71494c); }

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Questions

What color is #714960?: #714960 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #714960?: The RGB value is 113, 73, 96: 113 red, 73 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #714960?: The complementary color is #49715A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #714960?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.