What color is #72364C?

#72364C 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 #72364C?

The RGB value is 114, 54, 76: 114 red, 54 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72364C?

The complementary color is #36725C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72364C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72364C color

#72364C rgb(114, 54, 76)

Shades of red

The hex color #72364C is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 21.2% green and 29.8% blue (114, 54, 76).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 36% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 33% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Flirt (#7A2E4D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.95:1).

#72364C color codes

HEX	`#72364C`
RGB	`rgb(114, 54, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 21.2%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 36%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 53%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 33%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.2, 29.09, -1.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.2, 29.11, 357.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.564, 6.738, 7.633)`
Decimal	`7485004`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72364C, 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 #72364C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#72364C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	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 #72364C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72364c; }
.text { color: #72364c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72364c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 54 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72364c, #723e36); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #72364C?: #72364C 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 #72364C?: The RGB value is 114, 54, 76: 114 red, 54 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72364C?: The complementary color is #36725C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72364C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.