What color is #72485B?

#72485B 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 #72485B?

The RGB value is 114, 72, 91: 114 red, 72 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72485B?

The complementary color is #48725F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72485B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72485B color

#72485B rgb(114, 72, 91)

Shades of red

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 28.2% green and 35.7% blue (114, 72, 91).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 23% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 20% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Wine Stain (#69444F), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#72485B color codes

HEX	`#72485B`
RGB	`rgb(114, 72, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 28.2%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 23%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 37%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 20%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.92, 20.92, -3.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.92, 21.26, 349.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.145, 8.968, 11.039)`
Decimal	`7489627`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72485B, 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 #72485B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#72485B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	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 #72485B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72485b; }
.text { color: #72485b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72485b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 72 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72485b, #724a48); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #72485B?: #72485B 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 #72485B?: The RGB value is 114, 72, 91: 114 red, 72 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72485B?: The complementary color is #48725F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72485B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.