What color is #714B76?

#714B76 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #714B76?

The RGB value is 113, 75, 118: 113 red, 75 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #714B76?

The complementary color is #50764B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #714B76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#714B76 color

#714B76 rgb(113, 75, 118)

Shades of purple

The hex color #714B76 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 29.4% green and 46.3% blue (113, 75, 118).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 22% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Purple Passion (#784674), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#714B76 color codes

HEX	`#714B76`
RGB	`rgb(113, 75, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 29.4%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 22%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 36%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 36%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.57, 23.99, -18.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.57, 30.09, 322.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.596, 9.851, 18.374)`
Decimal	`7424886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #714B76, 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 #714B76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#714B76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #714B76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #714b76; }
.text { color: #714b76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #714b76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 75 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #714b76, #764b66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #714B76?: #714B76 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #714B76?: The RGB value is 113, 75, 118: 113 red, 75 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #714B76?: The complementary color is #50764B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #714B76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.