What color is #722E46?

#722E46 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Flirt. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #722E46?

The RGB value is 114, 46, 70: 114 red, 46 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #722E46?

The complementary color is #2E725A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #722E46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#722E46 color

#722E46 rgb(114, 46, 70)

Shades of red

The hex color #722E46 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 18% green and 27.5% blue (114, 46, 70).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 43% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 39% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Flirt (#7A2E4D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.57:1).

#722E46 color codes

HEX	`#722E46`
RGB	`rgb(114, 46, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 18%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 43%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 60%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 39%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.35, 32.62, 0.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.35, 32.62, 0.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.022, 5.975, 6.471)`
Decimal	`7482950`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #722E46, 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 #722E46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#722E46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #722E46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #722e46; }
.text { color: #722e46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #722e46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 46 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #722e46, #72382e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #722E46?: #722E46 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Flirt. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #722E46?: The RGB value is 114, 46, 70: 114 red, 46 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #722E46?: The complementary color is #2E725A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #722E46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.