What color is #715565?

#715565 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #715565?

The RGB value is 113, 85, 101: 113 red, 85 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #715565?

The complementary color is #557161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #715565?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#715565 color

#715565 rgb(113, 85, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #715565 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 33.3% green and 39.6% blue (113, 85, 101).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 14% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 11% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#715565 color codes

HEX	`#715565`
RGB	`rgb(113, 85, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 33.3%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 14%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 25%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 11%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.49, 14.45, -4.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.49, 15.2, 341.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.407, 10.948, 13.769)`
Decimal	`7427429`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #715565, 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 #715565	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#715565 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	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 #715565 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #715565; }
.text { color: #715565; }
.border { border: 2px solid #715565; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 85 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #715565, #715557); }

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Questions

What color is #715565?: #715565 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #715565?: The RGB value is 113, 85, 101: 113 red, 85 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #715565?: The complementary color is #557161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #715565?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.