What color is #715C6E?

#715C6E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #715C6E?

The RGB value is 113, 92, 110: 113 red, 92 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #715C6E?

The complementary color is #5C715F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #715C6E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#715C6E color

#715C6E rgb(113, 92, 110)

Shades of purple

The hex color #715C6E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 36.1% green and 43.1% blue (113, 92, 110).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 10% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 3% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#715C6E color codes

HEX	`#715C6E`
RGB	`rgb(113, 92, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 36.1%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 10%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 19%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 3%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.68, 11.96, -7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.68, 13.86, 329.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.451, 12.291, 16.413)`
Decimal	`7429230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #715C6E, 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 #715C6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#715C6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #715C6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #715c6e; }
.text { color: #715c6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #715c6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 92 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #715c6e, #715c64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #715C6E?: #715C6E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #715C6E?: The RGB value is 113, 92, 110: 113 red, 92 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #715C6E?: The complementary color is #5C715F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #715C6E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.