What color is #715F7A?

#715F7A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #715F7A?

The RGB value is 113, 95, 122: 113 red, 95 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #715F7A?

The complementary color is #687A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #715F7A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#715F7A color

#715F7A rgb(113, 95, 122)

Shades of purple

The hex color #715F7A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 37.3% green and 47.8% blue (113, 95, 122).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 12% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 22% 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 5.8:1).

#715F7A color codes

HEX	`#715F7A`
RGB	`rgb(113, 95, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 37.3%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 12%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 22%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 22%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.91, 12.7, -12.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.91, 17.78, 315.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.415, 13.1, 20.178)`
Decimal	`7430010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #715F7A, 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 #715F7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#715F7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	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 #715F7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #715f7a; }
.text { color: #715f7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #715f7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 95 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #715f7a, #7a5f76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #715F7A?: #715F7A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #715F7A?: The RGB value is 113, 95, 122: 113 red, 95 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #715F7A?: The complementary color is #687A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #715F7A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.