What color is #724343?

#724343 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Wine Cellar. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #724343?

The RGB value is 114, 67, 67: 114 red, 67 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #724343?

The complementary color is #437272, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #724343?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#724343 color

#724343 rgb(114, 67, 67)

Shades of red

The hex color #724343 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 26.3% green and 26.3% blue (114, 67, 67).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 26% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 41% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Wine Cellar (#70403D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#724343 color codes

HEX	`#724343`
RGB	`rgb(114, 67, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 26.3%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 26%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 41%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 41%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.98, 20.31, 8.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.98, 22.09, 23.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.96, 7.998, 6.328)`
Decimal	`7488323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #724343, 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 #724343	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#724343 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #724343 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #724343; }
.text { color: #724343; }
.border { border: 2px solid #724343; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 67 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #724343, #725b43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #724343?: #724343 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Wine Cellar. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #724343?: The RGB value is 114, 67, 67: 114 red, 67 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #724343?: The complementary color is #437272, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #724343?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.