What color is #725550?

#725550 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #725550?

The RGB value is 114, 85, 80: 114 red, 85 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #725550?

The complementary color is #506D72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #725550?

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.

#725550 color

#725550 rgb(114, 85, 80)

Shades of brown

The hex color #725550 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 33.3% green and 31.4% blue (114, 85, 80).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 18% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 30% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Afternoon Coffee (#6E544B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#725550 color codes

HEX	`#725550`
RGB	`rgb(114, 85, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 33.3%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 18%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 30%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 30%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.99, 11.24, 7.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.99, 13.56, 34.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.636, 10.654, 9.031)`
Decimal	`7492944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #725550, 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 #725550	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#725550 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 #725550 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #725550; }
.text { color: #725550; }
.border { border: 2px solid #725550; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 85 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #725550, #726650); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #725550?: #725550 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #725550?: The RGB value is 114, 85, 80: 114 red, 85 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #725550?: The complementary color is #506D72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #725550?: 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.