What color is #725570?

#725570 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #725570?

The RGB value is 114, 85, 112: 114 red, 85 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #725570?

The complementary color is #557257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #725570?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#725570 color

#725570 rgb(114, 85, 112)

Shades of purple

The hex color #725570 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 33.3% green and 43.9% blue (114, 85, 112).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 15% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 2% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#725570 color codes

HEX	`#725570`
RGB	`rgb(114, 85, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 33.3%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 15%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 25%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 2%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.99, 17.02, -10.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.99, 20.13, 327.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.112, 11.245, 16.806)`
Decimal	`7492976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #725570, 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 #725570	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#725570 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #725570 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #725570; }
.text { color: #725570; }
.border { border: 2px solid #725570; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 85 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #725570, #725562); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #725570?: #725570 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #725570?: The RGB value is 114, 85, 112: 114 red, 85 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #725570?: The complementary color is #557257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #725570?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.