What color is #724160?

#724160 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #724160?

The RGB value is 114, 65, 96: 114 red, 65 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #724160?

The complementary color is #417253, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #724160?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#724160 color

#724160 rgb(114, 65, 96)

Shades of purple

The hex color #724160 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 25.5% green and 37.6% blue (114, 65, 96).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 27% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 16% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#724160 color codes

HEX	`#724160`
RGB	`rgb(114, 65, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 25.5%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 27%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 43%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 16%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.4, 25.97, -9.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.4, 27.55, 340.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.941, 8.203, 12.071)`
Decimal	`7487840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #724160, 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 #724160	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#724160 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #724160 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #724160; }
.text { color: #724160; }
.border { border: 2px solid #724160; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 65 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #724160, #724147); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #724160?: #724160 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #724160?: The RGB value is 114, 65, 96: 114 red, 65 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #724160?: The complementary color is #417253, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #724160?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.