What color is #72453A?

#72453A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Magma. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72453A?

The RGB value is 114, 69, 58: 114 red, 69 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72453A?

The complementary color is #3A6772, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72453A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72453A color

#72453A rgb(114, 69, 58)

Shades of brown

The hex color #72453A is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 27.1% green and 22.7% blue (114, 69, 58).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 33% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 49% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Magma (#7A463A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#72453A color codes

HEX	`#72453A`
RGB	`rgb(114, 69, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 27.1%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 33%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 49%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 49%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.27, 18.02, 14.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.27, 23.31, 39.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.832, 8.14, 5.056)`
Decimal	`7488826`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72453A, 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 #72453A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#72453A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #72453A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72453a; }
.text { color: #72453a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72453a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 69 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72453a, #72613a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #72453A?: #72453A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Magma. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72453A?: The RGB value is 114, 69, 58: 114 red, 69 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72453A?: The complementary color is #3A6772, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72453A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.