What color is #715272?

#715272 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #715272?

The RGB value is 113, 82, 114: 113 red, 82 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #715272?

The complementary color is #537252, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #715272?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#715272 color

#715272 rgb(113, 82, 114)

Shades of purple

The hex color #715272 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 32.2% green and 44.7% blue (113, 82, 114).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 16% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#715272 color codes

HEX	`#715272`
RGB	`rgb(113, 82, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 32.2%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 16%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 28%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 28%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.17, 18.9, -13.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.17, 23.07, 325)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.864, 10.761, 17.316)`
Decimal	`7426674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #715272, 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 #715272	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#715272 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #715272 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #715272; }
.text { color: #715272; }
.border { border: 2px solid #715272; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 82 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #715272, #725263); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #715272?: #715272 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #715272?: The RGB value is 113, 82, 114: 113 red, 82 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #715272?: The complementary color is #537252, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #715272?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.