What color is #72485A?

#72485A is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Stain. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72485A?

The RGB value is 114, 72, 90: 114 red, 72 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72485A?

The complementary color is #487260, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72485A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72485A color

#72485A rgb(114, 72, 90)

Shades of red

The hex color #72485A is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 28.2% green and 35.3% blue (114, 72, 90).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 23% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 21% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Wine Stain (#69444F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#72485A color codes

HEX	`#72485A`
RGB	`rgb(114, 72, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 28.2%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 23%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 37%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 21%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.89, 20.75, -3.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.89, 20.99, 351.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.102, 8.951, 10.814)`
Decimal	`7489626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72485A, 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 #72485A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#72485A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #72485A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72485a; }
.text { color: #72485a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72485a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 72 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72485a, #724b48); }

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Questions

What color is #72485A?: #72485A is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Stain. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72485A?: The RGB value is 114, 72, 90: 114 red, 72 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72485A?: The complementary color is #487260, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72485A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.