What color is #725B65?

#725B65 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #725B65?

The RGB value is 114, 91, 101: 114 red, 91 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #725B65?

The complementary color is #5B7268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #725B65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#725B65 color

#725B65 rgb(114, 91, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #725B65 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 35.7% green and 39.6% blue (114, 91, 101).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 11% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 11% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#725B65 color codes

HEX	`#725B65`
RGB	`rgb(114, 91, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 35.7%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 11%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 20%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 11%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.22, 11.19, -2.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.22, 11.4, 349.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.029, 12, 13.939)`
Decimal	`7494501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #725B65, 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 #725B65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#725B65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	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 #725B65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #725b65; }
.text { color: #725b65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #725b65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 91 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #725b65, #725d5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #725B65?: #725B65 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #725B65?: The RGB value is 114, 91, 101: 114 red, 91 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #725B65?: The complementary color is #5B7268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #725B65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.