What color is #725765?

#725765 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #725765?

The RGB value is 114, 87, 101: 114 red, 87 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #725765?

The complementary color is #577264, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #725765?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#725765 color

#725765 rgb(114, 87, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #725765 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 34.1% green and 39.6% blue (114, 87, 101).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 13% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 11% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#725765 color codes

HEX	`#725765`
RGB	`rgb(114, 87, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 34.1%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 13%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 24%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 11%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.14, 13.62, -3.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.14, 14.13, 344.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.696, 11.334, 13.828)`
Decimal	`7493477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #725765, 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 #725765	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#725765 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #725765 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #725765; }
.text { color: #725765; }
.border { border: 2px solid #725765; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 87 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #725765, #725757); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #725765?: #725765 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #725765?: The RGB value is 114, 87, 101: 114 red, 87 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #725765?: The complementary color is #577264, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #725765?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.