What color is #72536A?

#72536A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72536A?

The RGB value is 114, 83, 106: 114 red, 83 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72536A?

The complementary color is #53725B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72536A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72536A color

#72536A rgb(114, 83, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #72536A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 32.5% green and 41.6% blue (114, 83, 106).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 16% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 7% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#72536A color codes

HEX	`#72536A`
RGB	`rgb(114, 83, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 32.5%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 16%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 27%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 7%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.25, 17.03, -8.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.25, 18.88, 334.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.634, 10.805, 15.053)`
Decimal	`7492458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72536A, 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 #72536A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#72536A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #72536A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72536a; }
.text { color: #72536a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72536a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 83 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72536a, #72535b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #72536A?: #72536A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72536A?: The RGB value is 114, 83, 106: 114 red, 83 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72536A?: The complementary color is #53725B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72536A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.