What color is #72343C?

#72343C is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Wine. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72343C?

The RGB value is 114, 52, 60: 114 red, 52 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72343C?

The complementary color is #34726A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72343C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72343C color

#72343C rgb(114, 52, 60)

Shades of red

The hex color #72343C is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 20.4% green and 23.5% blue (114, 52, 60).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 37% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 47% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Wine (#722F37), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.24:1).

#72343C color codes

HEX	`#72343C`
RGB	`rgb(114, 52, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 20.4%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 37%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 54%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 47%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.3, 28.17, 8.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.3, 29.31, 16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.984, 6.361, 5.029)`
Decimal	`7484476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72343C, 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 #72343C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#72343C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #72343C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72343c; }
.text { color: #72343c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72343c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 52 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72343c, #724b34); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #72343C?: #72343C is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Wine. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72343C?: The RGB value is 114, 52, 60: 114 red, 52 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72343C?: The complementary color is #34726A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72343C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.