What color is #72003E?

#72003E is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Merlot. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72003E?

The RGB value is 114, 0, 62: 114 red, 0 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72003E?

The complementary color is #007234, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72003E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72003E color

#72003E rgb(114, 0, 62)

Shades of purple

The hex color #72003E is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 0% green and 24.3% blue (114, 0, 62).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 100% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 46% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Merlot (#730039), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.76:1).

#72003E color codes

HEX	`#72003E`
RGB	`rgb(114, 0, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 0%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 100%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 100%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 46%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.43, 47.43, -3.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.43, 47.54, 356.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.81, 3.926, 4.903)`
Decimal	`7471166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72003E, 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 #72003E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#72003E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #72003E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72003e; }
.text { color: #72003e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72003e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 0 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72003e, #720005); }

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Questions

What color is #72003E?: #72003E is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Merlot. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72003E?: The RGB value is 114, 0, 62: 114 red, 0 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72003E?: The complementary color is #007234, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72003E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.