What color is #725F70?

#725F70 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #725F70?

The RGB value is 114, 95, 112: 114 red, 95 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #725F70?

The complementary color is #5F7261, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #725F70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#725F70 color

#725F70 rgb(114, 95, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #725F70 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 37.3% green and 43.9% blue (114, 95, 112).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 9% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 2% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#725F70 color codes

HEX	`#725F70`
RGB	`rgb(114, 95, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 37.3%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 9%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 17%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 2%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.66, 10.93, -6.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.66, 12.84, 328.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.956, 12.932, 17.087)`
Decimal	`7495536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #725F70, 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 #725F70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#725F70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #725F70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #725f70; }
.text { color: #725f70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #725f70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 95 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #725f70, #725f67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #725F70?: #725F70 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #725F70?: The RGB value is 114, 95, 112: 114 red, 95 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #725F70?: The complementary color is #5F7261, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #725F70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.