What color is #715F75?

#715F75 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #715F75?

The RGB value is 113, 95, 117: 113 red, 95 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #715F75?

The complementary color is #63755F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #715F75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#715F75 color

#715F75 rgb(113, 95, 117)

Shades of purple

The hex color #715F75 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 37.3% green and 45.9% blue (113, 95, 117).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 10% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#715F75 color codes

HEX	`#715F75`
RGB	`rgb(113, 95, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 37.3%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 10%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 19%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 19%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.73, 11.61, -9.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.73, 15.12, 320.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.113, 12.98, 18.588)`
Decimal	`7430005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #715F75, 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 #715F75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#715F75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #715F75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #715f75; }
.text { color: #715f75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #715f75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 95 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #715f75, #755f6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #715F75?: #715F75 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #715F75?: The RGB value is 113, 95, 117: 113 red, 95 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #715F75?: The complementary color is #63755F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #715F75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.