What color is #72456A?

#72456A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72456A?

The RGB value is 114, 69, 106: 114 red, 69 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72456A?

The complementary color is #45724D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72456A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72456A color

#72456A rgb(114, 69, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #72456A is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 27.1% green and 41.6% blue (114, 69, 106).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 25% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 7% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#72456A color codes

HEX	`#72456A`
RGB	`rgb(114, 69, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 27.1%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 25%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 39%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 7%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.74, 25.48, -13.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.74, 28.82, 332.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.669, 8.875, 14.731)`
Decimal	`7488874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72456A, 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 #72456A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#72456A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #72456A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72456a; }
.text { color: #72456a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72456a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 69 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72456a, #724553); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #72456A?: #72456A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72456A?: The RGB value is 114, 69, 106: 114 red, 69 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72456A?: The complementary color is #45724D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72456A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.