What color is #72476C?

#72476C is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72476C?

The RGB value is 114, 71, 108: 114 red, 71 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72476C?

The complementary color is #47724D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72476C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72476C color

#72476C rgb(114, 71, 108)

Shades of purple

The hex color #72476C is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 27.8% green and 42.4% blue (114, 71, 108).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 23% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 5% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Purple Passion (#784674), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#72476C color codes

HEX	`#72476C`
RGB	`rgb(114, 71, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 27.8%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 23%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 38%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 5%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.3, 24.68, -13.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.3, 28.31, 330.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.899, 9.167, 15.327)`
Decimal	`7489388`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72476C, 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 #72476C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#72476C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	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 #72476C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72476c; }
.text { color: #72476c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72476c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 71 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72476c, #724756); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #72476C?: #72476C is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72476C?: The RGB value is 114, 71, 108: 114 red, 71 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72476C?: The complementary color is #47724D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72476C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.