What color is #725C64?

#725C64 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #725C64?

The RGB value is 114, 92, 100: 114 red, 92 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #725C64?

The complementary color is #5C726A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #725C64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#725C64 color

#725C64 rgb(114, 92, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #725C64 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 36.1% green and 39.2% blue (114, 92, 100).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 11% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 12% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#725C64 color codes

HEX	`#725C64`
RGB	`rgb(114, 92, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 36.1%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 11%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 19%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 12%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.46, 10.4, -1.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.46, 10.46, 353.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.067, 12.152, 13.711)`
Decimal	`7494756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #725C64, 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 #725C64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#725C64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	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 #725C64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #725c64; }
.text { color: #725c64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #725c64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 92 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #725c64, #725f5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #725C64?: #725C64 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #725C64?: The RGB value is 114, 92, 100: 114 red, 92 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #725C64?: The complementary color is #5C726A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #725C64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.