What color is #725565?

#725565 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #725565?

The RGB value is 114, 85, 101: 114 red, 85 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #725565?

The complementary color is #557262, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #725565?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#725565 color

#725565 rgb(114, 85, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #725565 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 33.3% green and 39.6% blue (114, 85, 101).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 15% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 11% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#725565 color codes

HEX	`#725565`
RGB	`rgb(114, 85, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 33.3%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 15%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 25%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 11%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.6, 14.84, -4.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.6, 15.52, 343.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.537, 11.014, 13.775)`
Decimal	`7492965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #725565, 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 #725565	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#725565 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	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 #725565 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #725565; }
.text { color: #725565; }
.border { border: 2px solid #725565; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 85 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #725565, #725557); }

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Questions

What color is #725565?: #725565 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #725565?: The RGB value is 114, 85, 101: 114 red, 85 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #725565?: The complementary color is #557262, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #725565?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.