What color is #725252?

#725252 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #725252?

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

What is the complementary color of #725252?

The complementary color is #527272, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #725252?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#725252 color

#725252 rgb(114, 82, 82)

Shades of red

The hex color #725252 is a grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 16% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 28% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#725252 color codes

HEX	`#725252`
RGB	`rgb(114, 82, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 32.2%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 16%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 28%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 28%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.24, 13.37, 5.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.24, 14.38, 21.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.48, 10.222, 9.349)`
Decimal	`7492178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #725252, 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 #725252	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#725252 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	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 #725252 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #725252; }
.text { color: #725252; }
.border { border: 2px solid #725252; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 82 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #725252, #726252); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #725252?: #725252 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #725252?: The RGB value is 114, 82, 82: 114 red, 82 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #725252?: The complementary color is #527272, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #725252?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.