What color is #726479?

#726479 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #726479?

The RGB value is 114, 100, 121: 114 red, 100 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726479?

The complementary color is #6B7964, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726479?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#726479 color

#726479 rgb(114, 100, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #726479 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 39.2% green and 47.5% blue (114, 100, 121).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 10% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#726479 color codes

HEX	`#726479`
RGB	`rgb(114, 100, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 39.2%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 10%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 17%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 17%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.34, 9.81, -9.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.34, 13.79, 315.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.947, 14.072, 20.014)`
Decimal	`7496825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726479, 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 #726479	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726479 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #726479 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726479; }
.text { color: #726479; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726479; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 100 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726479, #796476); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #726479?: #726479 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #726479?: The RGB value is 114, 100, 121: 114 red, 100 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726479?: The complementary color is #6B7964, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726479?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.