#72596d

Color #72596d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark magenta.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 16.22 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#72596d

RGB

rgb(114, 89, 109)

HSL

hsl(312, 12.3%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(312, 21.9%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 21.9%, 4.4%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(40.94, 13.97, -7.48)

LCH

lch(40.94, 15.85, 331.83)

OKLCH

oklch(49.6%, 0.0442, 333.26)

HWB

hwb(312, 34.9%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#59725e

Analogous

#6a5972

#72596d

#725960

Triadic

#72596d

#6d7259

#596d72

Split-complementary

#72596d

#607259

#59726a

Tetradic

#72596d

#725e59

#59725e

#596d72

Square

#72596d

#726a59

#59725e

#596072

Shades

Color #72596d mixed toward black.

#5f4a5b

#4c3b49

#392d36

#261e24

#130f12

Tints

Color #72596d mixed toward white.

#8f6f88

#a58ca0

#bca9b8

#d2c6d0

#e9e2e7

Tones

Color #72596d mixed toward gray.

#705b6c

#6e5d6a

#6c5f69

#6a6168

#686367

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.37:1

White text reads better on this background (6.24:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#686869 · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#696b67 · ΔE 19.3

Tritanopia

#716564 · ΔE 11.3

Achromatopsia

#616161 · ΔE 14.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #72596d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72596d]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#72596d (#72596d) is rgb(114, 89, 109) in RGB.

No, #72596d is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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