What color is #725555?

#725555 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #725555?

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

What is the complementary color of #725555?

The complementary color is #557272, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #725555?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#725555 color

#725555 rgb(114, 85, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #725555 is a grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 15% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 25% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#725555 color codes

HEX	`#725555`
RGB	`rgb(114, 85, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 33.3%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 15%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 25%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 25%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.12, 12.03, 4.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.12, 12.91, 21.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.828, 10.731, 10.041)`
Decimal	`7492949`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #725555, 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 #725555	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#725555 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	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 #725555 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #725555; }
.text { color: #725555; }
.border { border: 2px solid #725555; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 85 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #725555, #726455); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #725555?: #725555 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #725555?: The RGB value is 114, 85, 85: 114 red, 85 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #725555?: The complementary color is #557272, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #725555?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.