What color is #715765?

#715765 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #715765?

The RGB value is 113, 87, 101: 113 red, 87 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #715765?

The complementary color is #577163, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #715765?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#715765 color

#715765 rgb(113, 87, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #715765 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 34.1% green and 39.6% blue (113, 87, 101).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 13% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 11% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#715765 color codes

HEX	`#715765`
RGB	`rgb(113, 87, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 34.1%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 13%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 23%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 11%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.03, 13.23, -3.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.03, 13.8, 343.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.567, 11.267, 13.822)`
Decimal	`7427941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #715765, 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 #715765	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#715765 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #715765 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #715765; }
.text { color: #715765; }
.border { border: 2px solid #715765; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 87 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #715765, #715758); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #715765?: #715765 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #715765?: The RGB value is 113, 87, 101: 113 red, 87 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #715765?: The complementary color is #577163, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #715765?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.