What color is #725C63?

#725C63 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #725C63?

The RGB value is 114, 92, 99: 114 red, 92 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #725C63?

The complementary color is #5C726B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #725C63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#725C63 color

#725C63 rgb(114, 92, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #725C63 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 36.1% green and 38.8% blue (114, 92, 99).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 11% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 13% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#725C63 color codes

HEX	`#725C63`
RGB	`rgb(114, 92, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 36.1%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 11%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 19%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 13%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.43, 10.21, -0.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.43, 10.23, 356.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.019, 12.133, 13.458)`
Decimal	`7494755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #725C63, 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 #725C63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#725C63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #725C63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #725c63; }
.text { color: #725c63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #725c63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 92 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #725c63, #72605c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #725C63?: #725C63 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #725C63?: The RGB value is 114, 92, 99: 114 red, 92 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #725C63?: The complementary color is #5C726B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #725C63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.