What color is #725557?

#725557 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 #725557?

The RGB value is 114, 85, 87: 114 red, 85 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #725557?

The complementary color is #557270, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #725557?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#725557 color

#725557 rgb(114, 85, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #725557 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 33.3% green and 34.1% blue (114, 85, 87).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 15% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 24% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#725557 color codes

HEX	`#725557`
RGB	`rgb(114, 85, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 33.3%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 15%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 25%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 24%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.18, 12.35, 3.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.18, 12.85, 15.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.908, 10.763, 10.465)`
Decimal	`7492951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #725557, 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 #725557	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#725557 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	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 #725557 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #725557; }
.text { color: #725557; }
.border { border: 2px solid #725557; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 85 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #725557, #726255); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #725557?: #725557 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 #725557?: The RGB value is 114, 85, 87: 114 red, 85 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #725557?: The complementary color is #557270, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #725557?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.