What color is #724560?

#724560 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #724560?

The RGB value is 114, 69, 96: 114 red, 69 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #724560?

The complementary color is #457257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #724560?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#724560 color

#724560 rgb(114, 69, 96)

Shades of purple

The hex color #724560 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 27.1% green and 37.6% blue (114, 69, 96).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 25% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 16% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#724560 color codes

HEX	`#724560`
RGB	`rgb(114, 69, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 27.1%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 25%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 39%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 16%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.36, 23.6, -7.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.36, 24.84, 341.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.179, 8.679, 12.15)`
Decimal	`7488864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #724560, 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 #724560	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#724560 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #724560 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #724560; }
.text { color: #724560; }
.border { border: 2px solid #724560; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 69 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #724560, #724549); }

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Questions

What color is #724560?: #724560 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #724560?: The RGB value is 114, 69, 96: 114 red, 69 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #724560?: The complementary color is #457257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #724560?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.