What color is #72524C?

#72524C is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72524C?

The RGB value is 114, 82, 76: 114 red, 82 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72524C?

The complementary color is #4C6C72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72524C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72524C color

#72524C rgb(114, 82, 76)

Shades of brown

The hex color #72524C is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 32.2% green and 29.8% blue (114, 82, 76).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 20% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 33% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Afternoon Coffee (#6E544B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#72524C color codes

HEX	`#72524C`
RGB	`rgb(114, 82, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 32.2%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 20%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 33%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 33%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.08, 12.46, 8.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.08, 15.25, 35.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.262, 10.134, 8.199)`
Decimal	`7492172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72524C, 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 #72524C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#72524C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	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 #72524C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72524c; }
.text { color: #72524c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72524c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 82 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72524c, #72654c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #72524C?: #72524C is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72524C?: The RGB value is 114, 82, 76: 114 red, 82 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72524C?: The complementary color is #4C6C72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72524C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.