What color is #724D6A?

#724D6A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #724D6A?

The RGB value is 114, 77, 106: 114 red, 77 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #724D6A?

The complementary color is #4D7255, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #724D6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#724D6A color

#724D6A rgb(114, 77, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #724D6A is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 30.2% green and 41.6% blue (114, 77, 106).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 19% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 7% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#724D6A color codes

HEX	`#724D6A`
RGB	`rgb(114, 77, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 30.2%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 19%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 32%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 7%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.71, 20.67, -10.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.71, 23.18, 333.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.195, 9.926, 14.906)`
Decimal	`7490922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #724D6A, 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 #724D6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#724D6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #724D6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #724d6a; }
.text { color: #724d6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #724d6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 77 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #724d6a, #724d58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #724D6A?: #724D6A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #724D6A?: The RGB value is 114, 77, 106: 114 red, 77 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #724D6A?: The complementary color is #4D7255, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #724D6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.