What color is #72535F?

#72535F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72535F?

The RGB value is 114, 83, 95: 114 red, 83 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72535F?

The complementary color is #537266, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72535F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72535F color

#72535F rgb(114, 83, 95)

Shades of red

The hex color #72535F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 32.5% green and 37.3% blue (114, 83, 95).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 16% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 17% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#72535F color codes

HEX	`#72535F`
RGB	`rgb(114, 83, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 32.5%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 16%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 27%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 17%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.88, 14.95, -1.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.88, 15.07, 352.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.098, 10.591, 12.231)`
Decimal	`7492447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72535F, 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 #72535F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#72535F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #72535F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72535f; }
.text { color: #72535f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72535f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 83 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72535f, #725753); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #72535F?: #72535F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72535F?: The RGB value is 114, 83, 95: 114 red, 83 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72535F?: The complementary color is #537266, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72535F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.