What color is #72476F?

#72476F 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 #72476F?

The RGB value is 114, 71, 111: 114 red, 71 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72476F?

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

Is black or white text better on #72476F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72476F color

#72476F rgb(114, 71, 111)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 27.8% green and 43.5% blue (114, 71, 111).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 23% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 3% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Purple Passion (#784674), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#72476F color codes

HEX	`#72476F`
RGB	`rgb(114, 71, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 27.8%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 23%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 38%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 3%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.43, 25.28, -15.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.43, 29.68, 328.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.062, 9.232, 16.182)`
Decimal	`7489391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72476F, 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 #72476F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#72476F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #72476F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72476f; }
.text { color: #72476f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72476f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 71 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72476f, #72475a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #72476F?: #72476F 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 #72476F?: The RGB value is 114, 71, 111: 114 red, 71 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72476F?: The complementary color is #47724A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72476F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.