What color is #715665?

#715665 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #715665?

The RGB value is 113, 86, 101: 113 red, 86 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #715665?

The complementary color is #567162, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #715665?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#715665 color

#715665 rgb(113, 86, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #715665 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 33.7% green and 39.6% blue (113, 86, 101).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 14% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 11% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#715665 color codes

HEX	`#715665`
RGB	`rgb(113, 86, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 33.7%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 14%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 24%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 11%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.76, 13.84, -4.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.76, 14.5, 342.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.487, 11.106, 13.795)`
Decimal	`7427685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #715665, 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 #715665	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#715665 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #715665 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #715665; }
.text { color: #715665; }
.border { border: 2px solid #715665; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 86 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #715665, #715657); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #715665?: #715665 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #715665?: The RGB value is 113, 86, 101: 113 red, 86 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #715665?: The complementary color is #567162, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #715665?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.