What color is #725D71?

#725D71 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #725D71?

The RGB value is 114, 93, 113: 114 red, 93 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #725D71?

The complementary color is #5D725E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #725D71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#725D71 color

#725D71 rgb(114, 93, 113)

Shades of purple

The hex color #725D71 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 36.5% green and 44.3% blue (114, 93, 113).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 10% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 1% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#725D71 color codes

HEX	`#725D71`
RGB	`rgb(114, 93, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 36.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 10%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 18%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 1%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.15, 12.36, -8.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.15, 14.78, 326.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.834, 12.599, 17.323)`
Decimal	`7495025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #725D71, 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 #725D71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#725D71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #725D71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #725d71; }
.text { color: #725d71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #725d71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 93 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #725d71, #725d66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #725D71?: #725D71 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #725D71?: The RGB value is 114, 93, 113: 114 red, 93 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #725D71?: The complementary color is #5D725E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #725D71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.