What color is #724345?

#724345 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 #724345?

The RGB value is 114, 67, 69: 114 red, 67 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #724345?

The complementary color is #437270, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #724345?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#724345 color

#724345 rgb(114, 67, 69)

Shades of red

The hex color #724345 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 26.3% green and 27.1% blue (114, 67, 69).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 26% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 39% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Red Rumour (#693F43), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.06:1).

#724345 color codes

HEX	`#724345`
RGB	`rgb(114, 67, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 26.3%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 26%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 41%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 39%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.03, 20.57, 7.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.03, 21.89, 20.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.021, 8.022, 6.65)`
Decimal	`7488325`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #724345, 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 #724345	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#724345 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.06:1	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 #724345 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #724345; }
.text { color: #724345; }
.border { border: 2px solid #724345; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 67 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #724345, #725943); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #724345?: #724345 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 #724345?: The RGB value is 114, 67, 69: 114 red, 67 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #724345?: The complementary color is #437270, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #724345?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.