What color is #724F54?

#724F54 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #724F54?

The RGB value is 114, 79, 84: 114 red, 79 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #724F54?

The complementary color is #4F726D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #724F54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#724F54 color

#724F54 rgb(114, 79, 84)

Shades of red

The hex color #724F54 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 31% green and 32.9% blue (114, 79, 84).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 18% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 26% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#724F54 color codes

HEX	`#724F54`
RGB	`rgb(114, 79, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 31%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 18%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 31%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 26%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.5, 15.52, 2.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.5, 15.8, 10.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.336, 9.81, 9.682)`
Decimal	`7491412`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #724F54, 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 #724F54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#724F54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #724F54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #724f54; }
.text { color: #724f54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #724f54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 79 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #724f54, #725c4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #724F54?: #724F54 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #724F54?: The RGB value is 114, 79, 84: 114 red, 79 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #724F54?: The complementary color is #4F726D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #724F54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.