What color is #72384A?

#72384A is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Satin Chocolate. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72384A?

The RGB value is 114, 56, 74: 114 red, 56 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72384A?

The complementary color is #387260, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72384A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72384A color

#72384A rgb(114, 56, 74)

Shades of red

The hex color #72384A is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 22% green and 29% blue (114, 56, 74).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 34% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 35% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Satin Chocolate (#773344), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.82:1).

#72384A color codes

HEX	`#72384A`
RGB	`rgb(114, 56, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 22%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 34%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 51%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 35%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.58, 27.68, 0.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.58, 27.69, 1.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.59, 6.901, 7.304)`
Decimal	`7485514`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72384A, 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 #72384A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#72384A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	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 #72384A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72384a; }
.text { color: #72384a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72384a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 56 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72384a, #724338); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #72384A?: #72384A is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Satin Chocolate. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72384A?: The RGB value is 114, 56, 74: 114 red, 56 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72384A?: The complementary color is #387260, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72384A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.