What color is #716175?

#716175 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #716175?

The RGB value is 113, 97, 117: 113 red, 97 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #716175?

The complementary color is #657561, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #716175?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#716175 color

#716175 rgb(113, 97, 117)

Shades of purple

The hex color #716175 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 38% green and 45.9% blue (113, 97, 117).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 9% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#716175 color codes

HEX	`#716175`
RGB	`rgb(113, 97, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 38%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 9%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 17%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 17%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.28, 10.39, -8.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.28, 13.66, 319.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.295, 13.345, 18.649)`
Decimal	`7430517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #716175, 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 #716175	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#716175 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	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 #716175 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #716175; }
.text { color: #716175; }
.border { border: 2px solid #716175; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 97 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #716175, #75616f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #716175?: #716175 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #716175?: The RGB value is 113, 97, 117: 113 red, 97 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #716175?: The complementary color is #657561, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #716175?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.