What color is #725160?

#725160 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #725160?

The RGB value is 114, 81, 96: 114 red, 81 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #725160?

The complementary color is #517263, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #725160?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#725160 color

#725160 rgb(114, 81, 96)

Shades of red

The hex color #725160 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 31.8% green and 37.6% blue (114, 81, 96).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 17% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 16% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#725160 color codes

HEX	`#725160`
RGB	`rgb(114, 81, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 31.8%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 17%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 29%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 16%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.39, 16.35, -3.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.39, 16.67, 348.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.993, 10.307, 12.422)`
Decimal	`7491936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #725160, 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 #725160	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#725160 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #725160 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #725160; }
.text { color: #725160; }
.border { border: 2px solid #725160; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 81 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #725160, #725351); }

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Questions

What color is #725160?: #725160 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #725160?: The RGB value is 114, 81, 96: 114 red, 81 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #725160?: The complementary color is #517263, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #725160?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.