What color is #72283A?

#72283A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Merlot Fields. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72283A?

The RGB value is 114, 40, 58: 114 red, 40 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72283A?

The complementary color is #287260, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72283A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72283A color

#72283A rgb(114, 40, 58)

Shades of red

The hex color #72283A is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 15.7% green and 22.7% blue (114, 40, 58).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 48% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 49% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Merlot Fields (#712735), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.1:1).

#72283A color codes

HEX	`#72283A`
RGB	`rgb(114, 40, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 15.7%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 48%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 65%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 49%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.85, 34.26, 5.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.85, 34.77, 9.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.463, 5.401, 4.599)`
Decimal	`7481402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72283A, 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 #72283A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#72283A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #72283A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72283a; }
.text { color: #72283a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72283a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 40 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72283a, #723b28); }

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Questions

What color is #72283A?: #72283A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Merlot Fields. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72283A?: The RGB value is 114, 40, 58: 114 red, 40 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72283A?: The complementary color is #287260, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72283A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.