What color is #72556B?

#72556B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72556B?

The RGB value is 114, 85, 107: 114 red, 85 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72556B?

The complementary color is #55725C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72556B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72556B color

#72556B rgb(114, 85, 107)

Shades of purple

The hex color #72556B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 33.3% green and 42% blue (114, 85, 107).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 15% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 6% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#72556B color codes

HEX	`#72556B`
RGB	`rgb(114, 85, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 33.3%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 15%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 25%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 6%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.81, 16.01, -7.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.81, 17.87, 333.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.842, 11.136, 15.38)`
Decimal	`7492971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72556B, 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 #72556B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#72556B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	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 #72556B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72556b; }
.text { color: #72556b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72556b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 85 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72556b, #72555d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #72556B?: #72556B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72556B?: The RGB value is 114, 85, 107: 114 red, 85 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72556B?: The complementary color is #55725C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72556B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.