What color is #725767?

#725767 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #725767?

The RGB value is 114, 87, 103: 114 red, 87 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #725767?

The complementary color is #577262, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #725767?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#725767 color

#725767 rgb(114, 87, 103)

Shades of purple

The hex color #725767 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 34.1% green and 40.4% blue (114, 87, 103).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 13% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 10% 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 6.41:1).

#725767 color codes

HEX	`#725767`
RGB	`rgb(114, 87, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 34.1%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 13%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 24%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 10%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.2, 14.01, -4.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.2, 14.83, 340.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.796, 11.374, 14.351)`
Decimal	`7493479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #725767, 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 #725767	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#725767 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	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 #725767 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #725767; }
.text { color: #725767; }
.border { border: 2px solid #725767; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 87 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #725767, #72575a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #725767?: #725767 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #725767?: The RGB value is 114, 87, 103: 114 red, 87 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #725767?: The complementary color is #577262, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #725767?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.