What color is #725566?

#725566 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #725566?

The RGB value is 114, 85, 102: 114 red, 85 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #725566?

The complementary color is #557261, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #725566?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#725566 color

#725566 rgb(114, 85, 102)

Shades of purple

The hex color #725566 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 33.3% green and 40% blue (114, 85, 102).

Its hue angle is 325°, 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 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#725566 color codes

HEX	`#725566`
RGB	`rgb(114, 85, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 33.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 15%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 25%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 11%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.64, 15.03, -5.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.64, 15.87, 341.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.586, 11.034, 14.035)`
Decimal	`7492966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #725566, 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 #725566	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#725566 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #725566 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #725566; }
.text { color: #725566; }
.border { border: 2px solid #725566; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 85 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #725566, #725558); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #725566?: #725566 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #725566?: The RGB value is 114, 85, 102: 114 red, 85 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #725566?: The complementary color is #557261, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #725566?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.