What color is #72545A?

#72545A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72545A?

The RGB value is 114, 84, 90: 114 red, 84 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72545A?

The complementary color is #54726C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72545A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72545A color

#72545A rgb(114, 84, 90)

Shades of red

The hex color #72545A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 32.9% green and 35.3% blue (114, 84, 90).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 15% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 21% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#72545A color codes

HEX	`#72545A`
RGB	`rgb(114, 84, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 32.9%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 15%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 26%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 21%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39, 13.47, 1.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39, 13.54, 5.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.955, 10.657, 11.098)`
Decimal	`7492698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72545A, 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 #72545A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#72545A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	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 #72545A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72545a; }
.text { color: #72545a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72545a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 84 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72545a, #725d54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #72545A?: #72545A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72545A?: The RGB value is 114, 84, 90: 114 red, 84 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72545A?: The complementary color is #54726C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72545A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.