What color is #725559?

#725559 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 #725559?

The RGB value is 114, 85, 89: 114 red, 85 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #725559?

The complementary color is #55726E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #725559?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#725559 color

#725559 rgb(114, 85, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #725559 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 33.3% green and 34.9% blue (114, 85, 89).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 15% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 22% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#725559 color codes

HEX	`#725559`
RGB	`rgb(114, 85, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 33.3%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 15%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 25%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 22%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.24, 12.69, 2.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.24, 12.91, 10.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.991, 10.796, 10.902)`
Decimal	`7492953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #725559, 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 #725559	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#725559 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #725559 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #725559; }
.text { color: #725559; }
.border { border: 2px solid #725559; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 85 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #725559, #726055); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #725559?: #725559 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 #725559?: The RGB value is 114, 85, 89: 114 red, 85 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #725559?: The complementary color is #55726E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #725559?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.