What color is #714E65?

#714E65 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 #714E65?

The RGB value is 113, 78, 101: 113 red, 78 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #714E65?

The complementary color is #4E715A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #714E65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#714E65 color

#714E65 rgb(113, 78, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #714E65 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 30.6% green and 39.6% blue (113, 78, 101).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 18% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 11% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#714E65 color codes

HEX	`#714E65`
RGB	`rgb(113, 78, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 30.6%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 18%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 31%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 11%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.66, 18.72, -7.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.66, 20.14, 338.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.883, 9.9, 13.594)`
Decimal	`7425637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #714E65, 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 #714E65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#714E65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #714E65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #714e65; }
.text { color: #714e65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #714e65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 78 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #714e65, #714e54); }

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Questions

What color is #714E65?: #714E65 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 #714E65?: The RGB value is 113, 78, 101: 113 red, 78 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #714E65?: The complementary color is #4E715A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #714E65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.