What color is #715C72?

#715C72 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #715C72?

The RGB value is 113, 92, 114: 113 red, 92 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #715C72?

The complementary color is #5D725C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #715C72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#715C72 color

#715C72 rgb(113, 92, 114)

Shades of purple

The hex color #715C72 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 36.1% green and 44.7% blue (113, 92, 114).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 11% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#715C72 color codes

HEX	`#715C72`
RGB	`rgb(113, 92, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 36.1%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 11%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 19%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 19%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.81, 12.79, -9.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.81, 15.78, 324.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.674, 12.38, 17.586)`
Decimal	`7429234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #715C72, 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 #715C72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#715C72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	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 #715C72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #715c72; }
.text { color: #715c72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #715c72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 92 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #715c72, #725c68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #715C72?: #715C72 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #715C72?: The RGB value is 113, 92, 114: 113 red, 92 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #715C72?: The complementary color is #5D725C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #715C72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.