What color is #715E7B?

#715E7B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #715E7B?

The RGB value is 113, 94, 123: 113 red, 94 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #715E7B?

The complementary color is #687B5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #715E7B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#715E7B color

#715E7B rgb(113, 94, 123)

Shades of purple

The hex color #715E7B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 36.9% green and 48.2% blue (113, 94, 123).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 13% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#715E7B color codes

HEX	`#715E7B`
RGB	`rgb(113, 94, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 36.9%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 13%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 24%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 24%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.68, 13.53, -13.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.68, 19.05, 315.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.387, 12.946, 20.476)`
Decimal	`7429755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #715E7B, 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 #715E7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#715E7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #715E7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #715e7b; }
.text { color: #715e7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #715e7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 94 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #715e7b, #7b5e77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #715E7B?: #715E7B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #715E7B?: The RGB value is 113, 94, 123: 113 red, 94 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #715E7B?: The complementary color is #687B5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #715E7B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.