What color is #725968?

#725968 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 #725968?

The RGB value is 114, 89, 104: 114 red, 89 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #725968?

The complementary color is #597263, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #725968?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#725968 color

#725968 rgb(114, 89, 104)

Shades of purple

The hex color #725968 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 34.9% green and 40.8% blue (114, 89, 104).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 12% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 9% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#725968 color codes

HEX	`#725968`
RGB	`rgb(114, 89, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 34.9%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 12%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 22%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 9%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.77, 12.98, -4.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.77, 13.79, 340.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.01, 11.722, 14.671)`
Decimal	`7493992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #725968, 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 #725968	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#725968 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	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 #725968 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #725968; }
.text { color: #725968; }
.border { border: 2px solid #725968; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 89 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #725968, #72595b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #725968?: #725968 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 #725968?: The RGB value is 114, 89, 104: 114 red, 89 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #725968?: The complementary color is #597263, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #725968?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.