What color is #72445F?

#72445F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72445F?

The RGB value is 114, 68, 95: 114 red, 68 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72445F?

The complementary color is #447257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72445F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72445F color

#72445F rgb(114, 68, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #72445F is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 26.7% green and 37.3% blue (114, 68, 95).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 25% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 17% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#72445F color codes

HEX	`#72445F`
RGB	`rgb(114, 68, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 26.7%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 25%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 40%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 17%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.08, 24.02, -7.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.08, 25.17, 342.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.072, 8.539, 11.889)`
Decimal	`7488607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72445F, 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 #72445F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#72445F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	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 #72445F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72445f; }
.text { color: #72445f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72445f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 68 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72445f, #724448); }

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Questions

What color is #72445F?: #72445F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72445F?: The RGB value is 114, 68, 95: 114 red, 68 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72445F?: The complementary color is #447257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72445F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.