What color is #72575E?

#72575E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72575E?

The RGB value is 114, 87, 94: 114 red, 87 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72575E?

The complementary color is #57726B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72575E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72575E color

#72575E rgb(114, 87, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #72575E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 34.1% green and 36.9% blue (114, 87, 94).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 13% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 18% 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 6.48:1).

#72575E color codes

HEX	`#72575E`
RGB	`rgb(114, 87, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 34.1%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 13%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 24%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 18%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.92, 12.34, 0.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.92, 12.34, 1.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.368, 11.202, 12.098)`
Decimal	`7493470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72575E, 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 #72575E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#72575E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	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 #72575E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72575e; }
.text { color: #72575e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72575e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 87 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72575e, #725e57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #72575E?: #72575E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72575E?: The RGB value is 114, 87, 94: 114 red, 87 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72575E?: The complementary color is #57726B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72575E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.