What color is #725F73?

#725F73 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #725F73?

The RGB value is 114, 95, 115: 114 red, 95 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #725F73?

The complementary color is #60735F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #725F73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#725F73 color

#725F73 rgb(114, 95, 115)

Shades of purple

The hex color #725F73 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 37.3% green and 45.1% blue (114, 95, 115).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 10% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#725F73 color codes

HEX	`#725F73`
RGB	`rgb(114, 95, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 37.3%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 10%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 17%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 17%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.76, 11.56, -8.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.76, 14.29, 323.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.126, 13, 17.981)`
Decimal	`7495539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #725F73, 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 #725F73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#725F73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #725F73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #725f73; }
.text { color: #725f73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #725f73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 95 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #725f73, #735f6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #725F73?: #725F73 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #725F73?: The RGB value is 114, 95, 115: 114 red, 95 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #725F73?: The complementary color is #60735F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #725F73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.