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#724B6A Color

#724B6A is rgb(114, 75, 106) in RGB, hsl(312, 21%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 7%, 55%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Byzantium (#5D3954), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.28. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#724B6A
HEX#724B6A
RGBrgb(114, 75, 106)
HSLhsl(312, 21%, 37%)
HSVhsv(312, 34%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 7%, 55%)
OKLCHoklch(46.7% 0.069 334.3)
LABlab(37.23% 20.96 -11.04)
LCHlch(37.23% 23.69 332.21)

What #724B6A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #724B6A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Byzantium#5D3954ΔE 8.28English Violet#563C5CΔE 9.74Eggplant#614051ΔE 9.88Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 9.97Japanese Violet#5B3256ΔE 10.64Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 10.76

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#724B6A Channel Values

How #724B6A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 114 · G 75 · B 1068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 312° · S 21% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 312° · S 34% · V 45%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 7% · K 55%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.17:1 vs white · 2.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #724B6A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #724B6A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #724B6A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #724B6A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#724B6A
Complementary
#4B7252
Analogous
#664B72
Analogous
#724B56
Triadic
#6A724B
Triadic
#4B6A72
Split comp.
#56724B
Split comp.
#4B7266

Tints & Shades of #724B6A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8E5D84
#A27198
#B48DAD
#C7A9C1
#D9C4D5
#E9DDE6

Shades

#63405C
#563850
#472E42
#382434
#281A25
#1C121A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #724B6A.

How #724B6A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#724B6A
Protanopia#53536A
Protanomaly#61506A
Deuteranopia#5A5A69
Deuteranomaly#655569
Tritanopia#6F5050
Tritanomaly#704E5B
Achromatopsia#585858

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Using #724B6A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-724b6a: #724B6A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #724B6A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-724b6a': '#724B6A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.447, green: 0.294, blue: 0.416)
Android XML<color name="color_724b6a">#724B6A</color>
SVG fillfill="#724B6A"

More Pink Colors

#724B6A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#724B6A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #724B6A?

#724B6A is a dark pink — rgb(114, 75, 106) in RGB and hsl(312, 21%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Byzantium (#5D3954), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.28.

What is the RGB value of #724B6A?

#724B6A is rgb(114, 75, 106) — red 114, green 75, and blue 106 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #724B6A?

#724B6A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 7%, 55%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #724B6A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #724B6A scores 7.17:1 against white and 2.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #724B6A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #724B6A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 24.75, which is visibly different.

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