What color is #715F79?

#715F79 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #715F79?

The RGB value is 113, 95, 121: 113 red, 95 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #715F79?

The complementary color is #67795F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #715F79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#715F79 color

#715F79 rgb(113, 95, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #715F79 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 37.3% green and 47.5% blue (113, 95, 121).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 12% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% 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 5.81:1).

#715F79 color codes

HEX	`#715F79`
RGB	`rgb(113, 95, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 37.3%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 12%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 21%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 21%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.88, 12.48, -11.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.88, 17.24, 316.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.353, 13.076, 19.853)`
Decimal	`7430009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #715F79, 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 #715F79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#715F79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #715F79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #715f79; }
.text { color: #715f79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #715f79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 95 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #715f79, #795f74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #715F79?: #715F79 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #715F79?: The RGB value is 113, 95, 121: 113 red, 95 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #715F79?: The complementary color is #67795F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #715F79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.