What color is #722E47?

#722E47 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 #722E47?

The RGB value is 114, 46, 71: 114 red, 46 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #722E47?

The complementary color is #2E7259, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #722E47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#722E47 color

#722E47 rgb(114, 46, 71)

Shades of red

The hex color #722E47 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 18% green and 27.8% blue (114, 46, 71).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 43% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 38% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Flirt (#7A2E4D), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.56:1).

#722E47 color codes

HEX	`#722E47`
RGB	`rgb(114, 46, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 18%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 43%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 60%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 38%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.38, 32.75, -0.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.38, 32.75, 359.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.054, 5.987, 6.639)`
Decimal	`7482951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #722E47, 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 #722E47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#722E47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #722E47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #722e47; }
.text { color: #722e47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #722e47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 46 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #722e47, #72372e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #722E47?: #722E47 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 #722E47?: The RGB value is 114, 46, 71: 114 red, 46 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #722E47?: The complementary color is #2E7259, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #722E47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.