What color is #72414B?

#72414B is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72414B?

The RGB value is 114, 65, 75: 114 red, 65 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72414B?

The complementary color is #417268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72414B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72414B color

#72414B rgb(114, 65, 75)

Shades of red

The hex color #72414B is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 25.5% green and 29.4% blue (114, 65, 75).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 27% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 34% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Red Rumour (#693F43), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#72414B color codes

HEX	`#72414B`
RGB	`rgb(114, 65, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 25.5%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 27%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 43%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 34%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.7, 22.59, 3.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.7, 22.81, 8.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.1, 7.867, 7.642)`
Decimal	`7487819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72414B, 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 #72414B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#72414B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #72414B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72414b; }
.text { color: #72414b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72414b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 65 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72414b, #724f41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #72414B?: #72414B is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72414B?: The RGB value is 114, 65, 75: 114 red, 65 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72414B?: The complementary color is #417268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72414B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.